Earth's mysterious red glow, explained - Zoe Pierrat
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In 2009, a satellite circled Earth, scanning and sorting the wavelengths reflecting off the planet’s surface. Researchers noticed something baffling: an unexpected wavelength of unknown origin. They tried looking at Earth with only this wavelength, and saw the planet covered in a red hue of varying intensity. So, what was going on? Zoe Pierrat explores the science of chlorophyll fluorescence.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Zoe Pierrat
- Director
- Denis Chapon, The Animation Workshop
- Narrator
- Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Storyboard Artist
- Denis Chapon
- Animator
- Denis Chapon
