- GALAXIES
- INFRARED WORLD
- INTERACTING GALAXIES
- MILKY WAY
- STAR BIRTH
- STAR DEATH
- GALAXIES
- INFRARED WORLD
- INTERACTING GALAXIES
- MILKY WAY
- STAR BIRTH
- STAR DEATH
Infrared World
Meerkats
![As each slider bar is manipulated, the view transitions from visible light to infrared light. In visible light: Meerkats perch on a rock. In infrared light: The meerkats' surroundings also give off some infrared light, but the meerkats' high temperatures make them glow brightly.](/assets/sliders/earth_scenes/meerkats/Meerkat-Vis-695d4710bad6e6af5187f81bf96d2a9f38053a2751a6f1df9d1d8ed0882ce67d.jpg)
![As each slider bar is manipulated, the view transitions from visible light to infrared light. In visible light: Meerkats perch on a rock. In infrared light: The meerkats' surroundings also give off some infrared light, but the meerkats' high temperatures make them glow brightly.](/assets/sliders/earth_scenes/meerkats/Meerkat-IR50-100-558dbe8e93ca91c1dd239296d120d3e4dd5bd95019720107df559bf634980863.jpg)
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Meerkats
Meerkats are small animals in the mongoose family. Their high metabolisms cause them to glow brightly in the infrared, even through their insulating layers of fur.
Visible:
Meerkats perch on a rock.
Infrared:
The meerkats' surroundings also give off some infrared light, but the meerkats' high temperatures make them glow brightly.
CREDITS:
Visible: NASA/IPAC/Los Angeles Zoo. Infrared: NASA/IPAC/Los Angeles Zoo.