Nasa Zooms
Using data from different spacecraft and some powerful computer technology, 
visualizers at the Goddard Space Flight Center have created a collection of visualizations of American cities in a way you have never seen them before. Starting with a camera high above the Earth, they rush in towards the surface at what would be an impossible speed for any known vehicle. Passing though layers of atmosphere, the colors of our destinations shimmer with their own unique characteristics, and suddenly you find ourselves floating in virtual space just above the ground in Central Park!
Click here for the zoom INTO to Central Park.
Click here for the zoom OUT from Central Park.
Videos Courtesy of NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
Related links
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio - Over 2,500 earth and space visualizations made available in order to promote a greater understanding of Earth and Space Science research activities at Goddard Space Flight Center and within the NASA research community.