WASHINGTON — James Cameron, director of “Avatar,” the most successful film ever released, is featured in a series of new NASA public service announcements that describe the many contributions of the agency’s Earth science program to environmental awareness and exploration of our home planet.
“When NASA ventures into space, it remembers to keep a steady eye on home,” Cameron said. “Its fleet of Earth-orbiting satellites constantly reveals our whole planet: its remotest places, its mysteries and the powerful influence of humans.”
Cameron’s 3-D epic, based on the fictional planet of Pandora and is coming back to theaters this week. The story centers on a beautiful planet threatened by forces that want to exploit its natural resources.
The public service announcements feature “Avatar” film imagery and include computer animations and data from NASA’s fleet of Earth-observing satellites. NASA has 14 science satellites in orbit making cutting-edge global observations of the entire global system including the atmosphere, oceans, land surface, snow and ice.
NASA Television will broadcast the announcements beginning Tuesday and they are available to television and radio stations, and other interested media outlets.
To download or view the PSAs online, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/avatar.html and http://www.youtube.com/nasatelevision
For information about NASA’s Earth science missions, visit: http://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/missions
