Earth : a tactile view of the blue marble / written and edited by Cassandra Runyon, David Hurd, Joseph Minafra, Ken Quinn ; graphics by Cassandra Runyon, David Hurd.
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TextPublisher: [Washington, D.C.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, [2021]Description: 12 unnumbered leaves of thermoform images : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type: - tactile text
- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- Tactile view of the blue marble
- At head of title: NASA
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Title from cover.
In print and Braille with tactile illustrations embossed on thermoform paper.
Tactile pages in spiral bound book.
"SP-2021-08-01-ARC" -- cover.
Publication date implied from linked webpage.
Audio file, text descriptions, and other resources in multiple formats available online.
"Support for this work was provided by: NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI); NASA Grant (NNA141B01A) to College of Charleston / Eidinboro University of Pennsylvania; NASA Headquarters -- Science Mission Directorate" -- cover.
"Produced by: Haptically Speaking and McCarty Printing" -- cover.
Commemorates a few images of Earth taken from space and allows the reader to explore them haptically, with the sense of touch. The six-page set of "tactiles" (raised images scanned with the fingertips formed from the masters) will give you a feel for the grandeur of the "Blue Marble." Each tactile has descriptive text and information highlighting the significance of the image.