Satellite Insight
By Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Description
A sea of critical real-time weather data floods into the satellite’s memory grid. A storm full of tornadoes is brewing! The Sun is about to blast out a huge solar flare that could destroy satellites! To save lives and protect expensive instruments, the GOES-R weather satellite must not lose any of the data it is collecting. You can help! Bundle like data types together and store them safely before the data grid overflows.
In Satellite Insight, colored blocks falling into columns on a grid represent small pieces of data. When three or more same-colored blocks are touching, tap to select, then tap on the GOES-R satellite to store. Data blocks fall slowly at first, but speed up quickly. Each speed-up also brings a power-up tool you can use at any time to help clear the grid. But if the data piles up past the top of the grid, the game ends. Keep it going as long as you can and try to beat your best time!
What's New in Version 1.4
-Bug fixes
-Fixed issue with certain graphics on the new iPad
Customer Reviews
Arisa
This app is fun but you don't learn anything.
This is just a game.
An interesting variation
This is an interesting riff on the much-overused match-3 game archetype. There are a few changes to the game structure that make it fresh and interesting, and there's a learning element, too, which is great. It's a nice surprise to find out that JPL does cool Mars rovers and cool games at the same time! (Keep truckin', MSL!)
- Free
- Category: Games
- Updated: Jul 29, 2012
- Version: 1.4
- Size: 32.7 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- © 2012 California Institute of Technology
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 4.3 or later.
