Keeping PACE with the Oceans

Did you know that we can detect tiny organisms called phytoplankton from space?

These creatures affect the colors of the ocean, and NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud Ocean Ecosystem) satellite can see those colors in fine detail. Join NASA’s chief scientist Kate Calvin as she explores the PACE mission in depth with oceanographers Ivona Cetinić and Bridget Seegers.

Video credit: NASA

Directed by:
Elizabeth Landau

Edited by:
Ashlee Nichols Brookens

Featured talent:
Kate Calvin
Ivona Cetinić
Bridget Seegers

Producers:
Eric Galler
Christopher Stevens
Tylar Greene
Megan Cruz

NASA+ Executive Producer:
Rebecca Sirmons

NASA+ Manager:
Lauren Ward

Footage:
NASA
NASA/Ryan Fitzgibbons
NASA/Elizabeth Landau
Storyblocks

Music:
Universal Production Music

Animation:
“A Sea of Data: The PACE Mission”
Chris Burns
Greg Shirah
Kel Elkins
Rob Andreoli
“PACE Makes the Invisible Visible”
Kel Elkins
Greg Shirah

Photo of surfing:
Matt Marbach

Special thanks:
Jacob Richmond
Brian Cairns
Jeremy Werdell
NASA Office of the Chief Scientist
The PACE mission
The NASA Kennedy Space Center video team
The NASA Headquarters video team

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