Earth's mysterious red glow, explained

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.

Lenght: 04 min 21 sec

Educator: Zoe Pierrat

Director: Denis Chapon, The Animation Workshop

Narrator: Bethany Cutmore-Scott

Storyboard Artist: Denis Chapon

Animator: Denis Chapon

Compositor: Denis Chapon

Art Director: Denis Chapon

Composer: André Aires

Sound Designer: André Aires

Director of Production: Gerta Xhelo

Editorial Director: Alex Rosenthal

Producer: Bethany Cutmore-Scott

Associate Editorial Producer: Cella Wright

Production Coordinator: Abdallah Ewis

Script Editor: Emma Bryce

Fact-Checker: Jennifer Nam