The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) is an imaging instrument that has been operating on NASA's Earth-orbiting Terra satellite since 1999. ASTER is a joint project between Japan, which provides the instrument, and NASA, which provided the platform and the launch. A joint operational team manages and commands the instrument, and a joint science team decides on scheduling priorities and conducts scientific research using ASTER data. The data are being used to answer questions about climate change, look for new mineral deposits, monitor volcanic eruptions, investigate urban heat island effects and numerous other applications. The ASTER project has released a global digital elevation data set that provides the best coverage ever achieved. Speaker: Dr. Michael Abrams Science Team Leader, Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer Jet Propulsion Laboratory Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Source: www.jpl.nasa.gov/events/lectures_archive.php?year=2009&month=12 The von Kármán Lecture Series General Information The Theodore von Kármán Lecture Series, named after JPL's founder, and presented by JPL's Office of Communication and Education, brings the excitement of the space program's missions, instruments and other technologies to both JPL employees and the local community. Lectures take place twice per month, on consecutive Thursdays and Fridays. The Thursday lectures take place in JPL's Theodore von Kármán Auditorium and are streamed live via Ustream, and Friday lectures take place at Pasadena City College's Vosloh Forum. Both start at 7:00 PM. Admission and parking are free for all lectures, no reservations are required, and seating is limited. Support the Channel vie BOOK DEPOSITARY Shopping Book Depository: Millions of books with free delivery worldwide www.bookdepository.com/?a_aid=Booklibrary FOLLOW THE CHANNEL ON TWITTER twitter.com/FREESPACELIVE Enjoy, Share, Like and Subscribe:)

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