Behold, the Ultimate Animated Desktop Model of Earth

Science on a Sphere is a NOAA tool that projects different layers on a huge ball, creating a virtual earth you can walk around in museums and classrooms. It’s now available as a desktop program for Windows and Mac, so you can probe natural (and unnatural) phenomena from home in popping, 1920x1080 resolution. Its gloriously popping graphics show CO2 transport, real-time earthquakes, space trash, and tons of other neat stuff.
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