EPIC Observations Pouring In: NASA at the 2015 AGU Fall Meeting

It’s a fresh view of Earth. Less than a year after its launch on the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR), NASA’s onboard camera is taking images of the entire sunlit side of Earth every two hours.

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The 10 wavelengths captured by NASA's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) provide data on Earth’s surface and atmosphere. The 388 nanometer UV channel here allows scientists to study the energy reflected by ice sheets and clouds, an important measurement in climate studies. (Credit: NASA)

A day in the life of Earth, as seen from a million miles away. The EPIC instrument on DSCOVR capture images at least once every two hours, giving scientists a new vantage point from which to track cloud patterns, aerosols, vegetation and more. (Credit: NASA)

Although NASA’s EPIC instrument is normally trained on Earth, during camera tests after arriving in orbit scientists focused on the moon – and caught an eclipse as Earth passed in front. (Credit: NASA)