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Explore Earth
Every idea in this book lives somewhere real. Drag to move, scroll or pinch to zoom, and tap a numbered pin to see why that spot matters to Earth science, with links into the chapters. Where pins crowd together, a white badge shows the count; tap it to zoom in, or to spread the group apart. The dashed lines are real too: the equator, the tropics, and the polar circles. Turn on the live layers to see this week’s earthquakes from the USGS, current weather at American cities from the National Weather Service, and where on Earth the sun is overhead right now. Or take a guided tour, or replay the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake sequence from the real record.
Drag to move · scroll to zoom · tap a pin
Numbered pin: a place in this bookCircle: this week’s quake, sized by magnitudePill: live weather stationAmber: 2011 Tōhoku replay
Base image: NASA Blue Marble (public domain). Pin positions are approximate.
All 44 locations
The same pins as a reading list, grouped by unit. Print this page for a paper copy of the map and the full list.