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Add Image to Favorite List 2014-07-24 Earth ISS
OPALS
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This photo shows the Optical PAyload for Lasercomm Science (OPALS) flight terminal at JPL being prepared for shipment to NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
PIA18650:
OPALS Preparation
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Add Image to Favorite List 2014-08-06 Earth ISS
OPALS
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NASA's Optical Communications Telescope Laboratory (OCTL) dome is located in Table Mountain, California. It is used in conjunction with The Optical PAyload for Lasercomm Science (OPALS).
PIA18663:
Optical Communications Telescope Laboratory
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-05 Earth ISS EarthKam
Electronic Still Camera
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This image from NASA's EarthKAM captures almost all of Quinghai, the largest lake in China. It is located in the Quinghai Province on the Quinghai Tibetan Plateau.
PIA11061:
Frozen Lake Quinghai Nanshan, Northern China
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-04 Earth ISS EarthKam
Electronic Still Camera
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This image from NASA's EarthKAM is of Hawke's Bay, one of the 12 local government regions of eastern North Island, New Zealand. It includes larger cities, such as Hastings and Napier.
PIA11014:
North Island, New Zealand
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-04 Earth ISS EarthKam
Electronic Still Camera
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The impermanent waterways shown here from NASA's EarthKAM are part of Oued Irharrhar, which appear to be carrying sulfur (yellow) and iron (red) deposits. The city of Amguid is located on these waterways, and all lie in the Mouydir Mountains in Algeria.
PIA11015:
Algeria
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-04 Earth ISS EarthKam
Electronic Still Camera
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The light corner of the image from NASA's EarthKAM is Lake Torrens, an ephemeral salt lake in South Australia. The twisted strata visible here is part of a rocky desert area in the Australian Outback.
PIA11016:
South Australia, Australia
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-04 Earth ISS EarthKam
Electronic Still Camera
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The Andes Mountains, part of the Southern Cordillera formed from subduction zone volcanism at the convergent boundary of the Nazca plate and the South American plate. This image is from NASA's EarthKAM.
PIA11017:
Aracar Volcano, Andes Mountains, Argentina near Chile Border
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-04 Earth ISS EarthKam
Electronic Still Camera
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This image from NASA's EarthKAM is of Sakhalin Island, located just north of Japan and east of the Khabarovski and Primorski Krai of the Russian Far East. With the Kuril Islands, it forms Sakhalin Province.
PIA11018:
Sakhalin Island, Russia
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-04 Earth ISS EarthKam
Electronic Still Camera
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This extraordinary image captures the meeting place of the deep waters of the Tongue of the Ocean and the much shallower, completely submerged Grand Bahama Bank. This image is from NASA's EarthKAM.
PIA11019:
Tongue of the Ocean and Grand Bahama Bank
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-04 Earth ISS EarthKam
Electronic Still Camera
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This image of the Galapagos Islands captures two large shield volcanoes on Isla Isabella, the largest and least inhabited island in the Galapagos chain. This image is from NASA's EarthKAM.
PIA11020:
Isla Isabella, Galapagos Island
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-04 Earth ISS EarthKam
Electronic Still Camera
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This image from NASA's EarthKAM is of the northern end of the Persian Gulf and the broad delta complex of the Tigris, Euphrates, Shatt al Arab, and Karun rivers has captured the arid-looking wetlands of northeast Kuwait (Bubiyan Island).
PIA11021:
The Persian Gulf and the Delta of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, Kuwait, Iraq, and Iran
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-05 Earth ISS EarthKam
Electronic Still Camera
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This image from NASA's EarthKAM shows Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. The superb natural harbor at Lisbon is a commercially important European port handling much of the import-export traffic for Portugal and Spain.
PIA11062:
Contrails over Lisbon, Portugal
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-05 Earth ISS EarthKam
Electronic Still Camera
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This is an image of the southern portion of the Baja California Peninsula taken by NASA's EarthKAM on February 12, 2000. The Pacific Ocean lies to the west and the Gulf of California to the east.
PIA11063:
Southern Tip of Baja California, Mexico
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-05 Earth ISS EarthKam
Electronic Still Camera
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The distinctive curve of Cape Cod, Massachusetts and the greater Boston urban area are very clear of the northeastern coast of the United States in this image from NASA's EarthKAM.
PIA11064:
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-05 Earth ISS EarthKam
Electronic Still Camera
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This image captures the beauty of a major alluvial fan in Tsinghai, a province located in Northwestern China. This archival image was taken from NASA's Space Shuttle in 1997 as part of its ISS EarthKAM mission.
PIA11067:
Alluvial fan in China
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-05 Earth ISS EarthKam
Electronic Still Camera
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This is an image from NASA's EarthKAM of the Rio Gurupi in the Brazilian state of Maranhao and its delta. It is the only open sea delta in the Americas and has more than 70 islands of various sizes.
PIA11065:
Delta of the Gurupi, Maracacume, and Tiriacu Rivers, Brazil
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-05 Earth ISS EarthKam
Electronic Still Camera
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This highly oblique image shot over northwestern part of the African continent captures the curvature of the Earth and shows its atmosphere as seen by NASA's EarthKAM. You can see clouds and even the occasional thunderhead.
PIA11066:
Oblique Shot of Earth
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-05 Earth ISS EarthKam
Electronic Still Camera
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This image from NASA's EarthKAM captures the tropical beauty of the major islands of the Little Bahama Bank, the most northerly of the island groups that comprise the Bahamas.
PIA11068:
Atlantic (maybe Caribbean Sea) Ocean and Islands
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-05 Earth ISS EarthKam
Electronic Still Camera
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This image from NASA's EarthKAM shows pivot irrigation near the city of As Sulayyil (Sulayel), Saudi Arabia. The edge of the Rub' al-Khali or Empty Quarter is visible in the southeast.
PIA11069:
Sand Dunes and Center-Pivot Irrigation in Saudi Arabia
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-05 Earth ISS EarthKam
Electronic Still Camera
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Parts of the vast Ganges delta, in fact the world's largest, lie in both Bangladesh and the State of West Bengal, India as seen by NASA's EarthKAM.
PIA11070:
Ganges River Delta
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-12-12 Earth Jason-1
Altimeter
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The latest image from NASA's Jason oceanography satellite, taken during a 10-day collection cycle ending December 2, 2002, shows the Pacific dominated by two significant areas of higher-than-normal sea level (warmer ocean temperatures).
PIA03889:
El Niño Continues to Grow
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Add Image to Favorite List 2003-07-14 Earth Jason-1
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NASA's Jason oceanography satellite took a 10-day data collection in 2003, indicating that near-equatorial ocean had been very quiet, although sea levels and sea-surface temperatures were near normal or slightly warmer.
PIA04622:
Where is La Niña?
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Add Image to Favorite List 2003-11-18 Earth Jason-1
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This image from NASA's Jason-1 is a global map of sea surface height of the equatorial Pacific Ocean. The image represents data collected and composited over a 10-day period, ending on Nov. 3, 2003.
PIA04878:
A Mostly Quiet Pacific
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-01-30 Earth Jason-1
Altimeter
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The image from NASA's Jason satellite show that the equatorial Pacific sea surface levels are higher, indicating warmer sea surface temperatures in the central and west Pacific Ocean on Jan. 23, 2004.
PIA05071:
Pacific Dictates Droughts and Drenchings
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-07-13 Earth Jason-1
Altimeter
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Recent sea level height data from NASA's U.S./France Jason altimetric satellite during a 10-day cycle ending June 15, 2004 showed that Pacific equatorial surface ocean heights and temperatures were near neutral.
PIA06380:
Pacific Decadal Oscillation Influences Drought (June 15, 2004)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-07-13 Earth Jason-1
Altimeter
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Recent sea level height data from NASA's U.S./France Jason altimetric satellite during a 10-day cycle ending June 27, 2004 shows that Pacific equatorial surface ocean heights and temperatures are near neutral.
PIA06381:
Pacific Decadal Oscillation Influences Drought (June 27, 2004)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-08-04 Earth Jason-1
Altimeter
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Sea-level height data from NASA's U.S./France Jason altimetric satellite during a 10-day cycle ending July 27, 2004, show weaker than normal trade winds in the western and central equatorial Pacific have triggered an eastward moving, warm Kelvin wave.
PIA06751:
Warm Pacific Water Wave Heads East, But No El Niño Yet
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-11-16 Earth Jason-1
Altimeter
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NASA's U.S./France Jason altimetric satellite during a 10-day cycle ending November 15, 2004 showed that the central equatorial Pacific continued to exhibit an area of higher-than-normal sea surface heights.
PIA05078:
El Nino: Pumping Up or Fizzling Out?
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-01-12 Earth Jason-1
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Displayed in blue color is the height of sea surface (shown in blue) measured by NASA's Jason satellite two hours after the initial magnitude 9 earthquake hit the region (shown in red) southwest of Sumatra on December 26, 2004.
PIA07219:
NASA/French Satellite Data Reveal New Details of Tsunami
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-03-14 Earth Jason-1
Altimeter
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Recent sea-level height data from NASA's U.S./France Jason altimetric satellite during a 10-day cycle ending February 22, 2005, showed that the central equatorial Pacific continues to exhibit an area of higher-than-normal sea surface heights.
PIA07456:
El Niño: The Weak, Getting Weaker
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-09-21 Earth Jason-1
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This sea surface height map of the Gulf of Mexico, with the Florida peninsula on the right and the Texas-Mexico Gulf Coast on the left, is based on altimeter data from four satellites including NASA's Topex/Poseidon and Jason.
PIA06428:
Rita Roars Through a Warm Gulf (September 21, 2005)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-09-22 Earth Jason-1
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This sea surface height map of the Gulf of Mexico, with the Florida peninsula on the right and the Texas-Mexico Gulf Coast on the left, is based on altimeter data from four satellites including NASA's Topex/Poseidon and Jason.
PIA06427:
Rita Roars Through a Warm Gulf (September 22, 2005)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-09-26 Earth Jason-1
Altimeter
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Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential (TCHP) field in the Gulf of Mexico during September 22, 2005. The path of Hurricane Rita is indicated with circles spaced every 3 hours with their size and color representing intensity seen by NASA's Jason satellite.
PIA06342:
NASA Data Helps Track Heat Potential Fueling Rita
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-10-21 Earth Jason-1
Altimeter
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This sea surface height map of the Gulf of Mexico and the northwestern Caribbean Sea, with the Florida peninsula on the upper right, is based on altimeter data from three satellites including NASA's Jason-1.
PIA03055:
Wilma's Trek Through Warm Caribbean/Gulf Waters
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Add Image to Favorite List 2006-01-13 Earth Jason-1
Altimeter
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The tropical Pacific Ocean is beginning to exhibit the characteristics of a developing La Niña condition as NASA's Jason-1 satellite shows gradual cooling of the central equatorial Pacific.
PIA03665:
She's Back? La Niña Developing?
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Add Image to Favorite List 2006-05-30 Earth Jason-1
Altimeter
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In early 2006, a weak La Niña event kept the temperatures in the Pacific Ocean along the equator a little cooler than normal based on data from NASA's Jason satellite.
PIA08501:
Pacific Climate Calm
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Add Image to Favorite List 2006-10-10 Earth Jason-1
Altimeter
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In September 2006, NASA's Jason-1 satellite data indicated that El Niño had returned to the tropical Pacific Ocean, although it was relatively weak.
PIA01939:
Jason Satellite Observes Mild El Nino in 2006
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Add Image to Favorite List 2006-12-07 Earth Jason-1
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Recent sea-level height data from NASA's Jason-1 altimetric satellite show that continuing weaker-than-normal trade winds in the western and central equatorial Pacific have triggered another strong, eastward moving, warm Kelvin wave.
PIA09038:
Jason Celebrates 5th Anniversary as El Niño Builds, Warm Kelvin Wave Surges Toward South America
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Add Image to Favorite List 2007-03-02 Earth Jason-1
Altimeter
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Data of sea-level heights from early February, 2007, by NASA's Jason altimetric satellite show that the tropical Pacific Ocean had transitioned from a warm (El Niño) to a cool (La Niña) condition during the prior two months
PIA09208:
Pacific Shows Signs of Morphing From Warm El Nino To Cool La Nina
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Add Image to Favorite List 2007-06-08 Earth Jason-1
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This pair of images from the radar altimeter instrument on NASA's US/France Jason mission revealed information on wind speeds and wave heights of Tropical Cyclone Gonu, which reached Category 5 strength in the Arabian Sea prior to landfall in early June.
PIA09602:
Jason Tracks Powerful Tropical Cyclone Gonu's High Winds, Waves
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Add Image to Favorite List 2007-11-07 Earth Jason-1
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The tropical Pacific Ocean remains in the grips of a cool La Niña, as shown by data of sea-level heights from mid-October of 2007, collected by NASA's U.S-French Jason altimetric satellite.
PIA10110:
La Niña Persists
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-04-22 Earth Jason-1
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One of the strongest La Niñas in many years is slowly weakening but continues to blanket the Pacific Ocean near the equator, as shown by sea-level height data collected by NASA's U.S.-French Jason oceanographic satellite.
PIA10377:
Larger Pacific Climate Event Helps Current La Niña Linger
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-07-31 Earth Jason-1
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Data from NASA's Jason satellite shows warming water and melting land ice have raised global mean sea level 4.5 centimeters (1.7 inches) from 1993 to 2008. But the rise is by no means uniform.
PIA11002:
Portrait of a Warming Ocean and Rising Sea Levels:
Trend of Sea Level Change 1993-2008

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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-12-13 Earth Jason-1
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This image of sea-surface height measurements from NASA's U.S./French Jason-1 oceanography satellite shows the Pacific Ocean remains locked in a strong, cool phase of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation.
PIA11710:
Oscillation Rules as the Pacific Cools
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-17 Earth Jason-1 (Topex/Poseidon)
OSTM/Jason-2
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This figure shows changes in global mean sea level as measured by satellite altimetry (NASA/CNES Topex/Poseidon and Jason-1; and NASA/CNES/NOAA/EUMETSAT Jason-2) between 1992 to 2012.
PIA16294:
After Brief Dip, Global Mean Sea Level Resumes Climb
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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-02-06 Earth Jason-1
OSTM/Jason-2
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This image is a 'family portrait' of Topex/Poseidon, Jason-1 and Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason-2 (OSTM/Jason-2), NASA satellites that have measured global sea surface heights since 1992.
PIA11794:
Altimeter Family Portrait: Topex/Poseidon, Jason-1 and OSTM/Jason-2
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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-03-26 Earth Jason-1
OSTM/Jason-2
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This is the first global map of ocean surface topography produced with data from the interleaved tandem mission of NASA's Jason-1 and Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM)/Jason-2 satellites.
PIA11859:
First Jason-1 and OSTM/Jason-2 Tandem Global View
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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-04-27 Earth Jason-1
OSTM/Jason-2
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Created with altimeter data from NASA's Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM)/Jason-2 satellite and the Jason-1 satellite, this image shows a portion of the Gulf Stream off the east coast of the United States.
PIA11997:
OSTM/Jason-2 and Jason-1 Tandem Mission View of the Gulf Stream Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-05-23 Earth Jason-3
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Artist's concept of the U.S.-European Jason-3 spacecraft over the California coast. Jason-3 will precisely measure the height of the ocean surface, allowing scientists to monitor ocean circulation and sea level.
PIA14439:
Artist's Concept of U.S.-European Jason-3 Ocean Altimetry Satellite over California
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-05-23 Earth Jason-3
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Artist's concept of U.S.-European Jason-3 Ocean Altimetry Satellite over France.
PIA14440:
Artist's Concept of U.S.-European Jason-3 Ocean Altimetry Satellite over France
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-05-23 Earth Jason-3
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Artist's concept of U.S.-European Jason-3 Ocean Altimetry Satellite over the Amazon
PIA14441:
Artist's Concept of U.S.-European Jason-3 Ocean Altimetry Satellite over the Amazon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2016-03-16 Earth Jason-3
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The U.S./European Jason-3 satellite has produced its first map of sea surface height. El Nino is visible as the red blob in the eastern equatorial Pacific.
PIA20532:
Jason-3 Produces First Global Map of Sea Surface Height
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-06-06 Earth Jason-3
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This image from the U.S./European Jason-3 satellite shows a comparison of sea surface height with respect to the seasonal cycle and the long-term trend between April 9 and May 9, 2018.
PIA22473:
Downwelling Kelvin Wave in the Pacific
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-10-21 Earth Juno
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On Oct. 9, NASA's Juno spacecraft flew past Earth, using our home planet's gravity to get the final boost it needed to reach Jupiter. The JunoCam instrument captured this monochrome view of Earth.
PIA17542:
Earth from Juno
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-12-10 Earth Juno
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During its close flyby of Earth, NASA's Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft listened for a coordinated, global transmission from amateur radio operators using its radio and plasma wave science instrument, known as Waves.
PIA17744:
Juno Detects a Ham Radio "HI" from Earth Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-12-10 Earth Juno
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This frame from a movie was captured by a star tracker camera on NASA's Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft. It was taken over several days as Juno approached Earth for a close flyby that would send the spacecraft onward to the giant planet.
PIA17748:
Juno's Approach to the Earth-Moon System Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-10-09 Earth Juno
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This trio of NASA's Junocam views of Earth was taken during Juno's close flyby on October 9, 2013.
PIA14447:
Earth Triptych from NASA's Juno Spacecraft
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Add Image to Favorite List 2011-08-06 Earth Juno
JunoCam
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This image of Earth (at left) and the moon (at right) was taken by NASA's Juno spacecraft as part of a checkout of the probe's instruments following launch.
PIA18427:
Juno's Post-launch view of Earth and Moon
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Add Image to Favorite List 1997-01-22 Earth KidSat
Electronic Still Camera
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This image from NASA's KidSat spans the region of Venetia from the city of Venice, Italy, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea north to the snow-capped Alps. Venice appears in the lower left part of the image, and the Alps appear in the lower right.
PIA00546:
Venice, Italy & the Alps from the Shuttle KidSat Camera
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Add Image to Favorite List 1997-01-22 Earth KidSat
Electronic Still Camera
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This image from NASA's Kidsat electronic still camera was requested by Buist Academy for the purpose of studying the coast of Israel and the Mediterranean Sea.
PIA00547:
Gaza Strip and the Mediterranean Sea from the Shuttle KidSat Camera
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Add Image to Favorite List 1997-10-03 Earth KidSat
Electronic Still Camera
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Middle school students across the country photographed the fires and smoke over southern Sumatra from a camera aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis September 27, 1997.
PIA00950:
Mosaic image of fires in Indonesia
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Add Image to Favorite List 1997-10-03 Earth KidSat
Electronic Still Camera
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As the Space Shuttle Atlantis flew over the Indonesian archipelago on Saturday, Sept. 27, 1997, middle school students across the country used NASA's Kidsat camera to photograph the fires and smoke that blanket the island of Sumatra.
PIA00951:
Smoke over Lake Toba, Indonesia
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Add Image to Favorite List 1997-10-03 Earth KidSat
Electronic Still Camera
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This map corresponds to NASA's KidSat image MET 00215424 of the northern regions of Sumatra that was captured on Sept., 1997 during the Shuttle flight STS-86.
PIA00952:
Map of northern Sumatra, Indonesia
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Add Image to Favorite List 1997-10-03 Earth KidSat
Electronic Still Camera
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Middle school students across the country photographed the fires and smoke over southern Sumatra from a camera aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis September 27, 1997.
PIA00953:
Southern tip of Sumatra, Indonesia
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Add Image to Favorite List 1997-10-03 Earth KidSat
Electronic Still Camera
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Middle school students across the country photographed the fires and smoke over southern Sumatra from a camera aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis September 27, 1997.
PIA00954:
Southern Sumatra, Indonesia
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Add Image to Favorite List 1997-10-03 Earth KidSat
Electronic Still Camera
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Middle school students across the country photographed the fires and smoke over southern Sumatra from a camera aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis September 27, 1997.
PIA00955:
Sumatra, Indonesia
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Add Image to Favorite List 1997-10-03 Earth KidSat
Electronic Still Camera
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Middle school students across the country photographed the fires and smoke over southern Sumatra from a camera aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis September 27, 1997.
PIA00956:
Kidsat image of Sumatra, Indonesia & map
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-11-04 Earth Landsat
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NASA's Landsat 1 was the first of what was to become a series of satellites designed to map and monitor the Earth's land surfaces. This view of Los Angeles and vicinity is a scene acquired by a single pass of Landsat 1 on 25 June 1974.
PIA02988:
Early Landsat View of Los Angeles and Vicinity
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-02-09 Earth Landsat
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This view acquired by NASA's Landsat 4 satellite on December 14, 1982, shows Barringer Crater, also known as 'Meteor Crater,' a deep hole in the flat-lying desert sandstones west of Winslow, Arizona.
PIA03212:
Barringer Meteor Crater, Arizona
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-10-13 Earth Landsat
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This illustration depicts synthetic aperature radar patterns of seismic deformations associated with a model earthquake on the San Francisco section of the San Andreas Fault (depicted in yellow).
PIA03032:
New Forecast of San Francisco Earthquake Risk Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-08-29 Earth Landsat
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This image acquired by NASA's Landsat 8 satellite shows the Zambezi (also Zambeze), the fourth largest river in Africa, and the largest east-flowing waterway.
PIA18155:
Zambezi River Delta
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Add Image to Favorite List 2021-12-17 Earth Landsat
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NASA's Landsat 8 satellite collected this view of phytoplankton blooming in the southern Gulf of Bothnia, in the Baltic Sea, between Sweden and Finland on April 14, 2019.
PIA25033:
Phytoplankton Bloom in the South of Bothnia
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Add Image to Favorite List 2024-01-17 Earth Landsat
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Jakobshavn Isbrae, a glacier on Greenland's western coast, retreated significantly between 1985 and 2022, losing about 97 billion tons (88 billion metric tons) of ice.
PIA26117:
Retreat of Greenland's Jakobshavn Isbrae Glacier
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Add Image to Favorite List 2024-01-17 Earth Landsat
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Zachariae Isstrom, a glacier in northeast Greenland, retreated significantly between 1999 and 2022. A recent study found that it lost 176 billion tons (160 billion metric tons) of ice from 1985 to 2022.
PIA26118:
Retreat of Greenland's Zachariae Isstrom Glacier
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-10-25 Earth Landsat
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This perspective view taken in February 2000 from NASA's Landsat and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission shows the capital city of San Jose, Costa Rica, the gray area in the center of the image.
PIA03367:
Perspective View with Landsat Overlay, San Jose, Costa Rica
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-10-25 Earth Landsat
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This perspective view taken in February 2000 from NASA's Landsat and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission shows the Caribbean coastal plain of Costa Rica, with the Cordillera Central rising in the background.
PIA03366:
Perspective View with Landsat Overlay, Costa Rica
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-02-14 Earth Landsat
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This image acquired by NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission from data collected on February 12, 2000 shows two islands, Miquelon and Saint Pierre, located south of Newfoundland, Canada.
PIA02702:
3-D perspective of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Islands
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-02-16 Earth Landsat
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This 3-D anaglyph shows an area on the western side of the volcanically active Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia as seen by the instrument onboard NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA02709:
Anaglyph with Landsat Overlay, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-02-18 Earth Landsat
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This three-dimensional perspective view, looking up the Tigil River, acquired by NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission from data collected on February 16, 2000, shows the western side of the volcanically active Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia.
PIA02717:
Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 3-D Perspective with Landsat Overlay
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-02-18 Earth Landsat
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This perspective view, acquired by NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission in Feb. 2000, shows the western part of the city of Pasadena, California, looking north towards the San Gabriel Mountains.
PIA02718:
Pasadena, California Perspective View with Aerial Photo and Landsat Overlay
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-02-20 Earth Landsat
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This perspective view, acquired by NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission in Feb. 2000, shows Honolulu, on the island of Oahu.
PIA02727:
Perspective view, Landsat Overlay Oahu, Hawaii
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-10-25 Earth Landsat
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This perspective view acquired by NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission from data collected in the year 2000 shows Lakes Managua and Nicaragua near the Pacific coast of Nicaragua.
PIA03365:
Perspective View with Landsat Overlay, Lakes Managua and Nicaragua
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-02-20 Earth Landsat
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This anaglyph, from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, is of Honolulu, on the island of Oahu .3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA02728:
Anaglyph, Landsat overlay Honolulu, Hawaii
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-02-21 Earth Landsat
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The prominent linear feature straight down the center of this perspective view from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission is the San Andreas Fault. This segment of the fault lies near the city of Palmdale, CA, about 60 kilometers north of Los Angeles.
PIA02733:
Perspective view, Landsat overlay San Andreas Fault, Palmdale, California
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-02-21 Earth Landsat
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This image from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission shows of the area around Pasadena, California, just north of Los Angeles. The cluster of hills surrounded by freeways is the Verdugo Hills, which lie between the San Gabriel and San Fernando Valley.
PIA02734:
Perspective View, Landsat Overlay Pasadena, California
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-03-10 Earth Landsat
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This anaglyph, from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, is of the coastal area in southernmost Oman; the Arabian Sea is on the right. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA02736:
Anaglyph, Landsat overlay, Southernmost Coastal Oman
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-03-10 Earth Landsat
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This image from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission shows the western part of the city of Pasadena, California, looking north toward the San Gabriel Mountains. Portions of the cities of Altadena and La Canada Flintridge are also shown.
PIA02737:
Stereo Pair, Pasadena, California
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-03-10 Earth Landsat
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Honolulu, on the island of Oahu, is a large and growing urban area. This stereoscopic image pair, combining a Landsat image with topography measured by NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, shows how topography controls the urban pattern.
PIA02738:
Stereo Pair, Honolulu, Oahu
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-03-16 Earth Landsat
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This image from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission shows Miquelon and Saint Pierre Islands, located south of Newfoundland, Canada. These islands, along with five smaller islands, are a self-governing territory of France.
PIA02739:
3-D Perspective View, Miquelon and Saint Pierre Islands
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-03-23 Earth Landsat
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This perspective view shows the western side of the volcanically active Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia. The image was generated using the first data collected during NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission.
PIA02740:
3-D Perspective View, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-04-13 Earth Landsat
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The Lake Palanskoye in northern Kamchatka was formed when a large landslide disrupted the drainage pattern, forming a natural dam as seen in this image from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission.
PIA02743:
Stereo Pair, Lake Palanskoye Landslide, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-04-13 Earth Landsat
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This anaglyph, from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, is of Lake Palanskoye in northern Kamchatka. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA02744:
Anaglyph, Lake Palanskoye Landslide, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-04-20 Earth Landsat
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The prominent linear feature straight down the center of this perspective view is California's famous San Andreas Fault. The image was created with data from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission.
PIA02745:
Perspective View, San Andreas Fault
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-04-20 Earth Landsat
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The prominent linear feature straight down the center of this perspective view is the San Andreas Fault in California. This mage was created with data from NASA's shuttle Radar Topography Mission.
PIA02746:
Perspective View, San Andreas Fault
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-04-20 Earth Landsat
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California's Garlock Fault, marking the northwestern boundary of the Mojave Desert, lies at the foot of the mountains, running from the lower right to the top center of this image, which was created with data from NASA's shuttle Radar Topography Mission.
PIA02747:
Perspective View, Garlock Fault
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-04-27 Earth Landsat
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This 3-D perspective view from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission looks south along the southeast coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The capital city of Wellington is off the right side of the image.
PIA02748:
Perspective View with Landsat Overlaid Owahanga, New Zealand
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-05-11 Earth Landsat
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This image from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission shows Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, located on the shores of Port Nicholson, a natural harbor at the south end of North Island.
PIA02749:
Stereo Pair: Wellington, New Zealand
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-05-11 Earth Landsat
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This anaglyph, from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, is of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, located on the shores of Port Nicholson, a natural harbor. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA02750:
Anaglyph, Landsat Overlay: Wellington, New Zealand
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-06-22 Earth Landsat
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This anaglyph, from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, shows elatively young volcanoes in northern Patagonia, at Los Menucos, Argentina. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA02755:
Anaglyph, Patagonia, Argentina
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-06-22 Earth Landsat
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This view from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission of northern Patagonia, at Los Menucos, Argentina shows remnants of relatively young volcanoes built upon an eroded plain of much older and contorted volcanic, granitic, and sedimentary rocks.
PIA02756:
Stereo Pair, Patagonia, Argentina
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