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Science On a Sphere

Imagine a two-meter globe that is almost floating in space and you, by just using a touch, can control it, change it and project short films depicting transformations of the Earth through time on it, observe raging tornadoes, watch earthquakes or find out what can happen to a shoe that falls into the ocean...

The technology behind Science on a Sphere is unique: there are just over one hundred similar exhibits throughout the world. It is based on showing projections on a 1.7-meter diameter spherical surface and uses data from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA for short. Thanks to this, tailor-made programs that fit into school curricula are formed. The hall’s capacity is 40 seats.

Animations

- Data visualization without any audio commentary.

  • Air Traffic
  • Paelo Geographic
  • SOS Locations
  • Fukushima Radioactive Aerosol Dispersion Model
  • Solar System to Scale: Sun and Planets,  Sun, Mercury, Venus, Blue Marble (Earth), Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptun

Short films

- Provided with English commentary.
- Up to 7 minutes long.

  • Return to the Moon
  • Day/Night Terminator
  • Satellites: Paths and Positions
  • Evolution of teh Moon
  • Footprints
  • Ocean in Motion
  • Energy Planet
  • Flow: Currents and Climete
  • Cooking Up A Storm
  • Space Geodesy: Charting the Size and Shape of the Earth