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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-07-18 Earth Terra
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Fire season in Manitoba, Canada lasts from April until October, and numerous smoke plumes caused by lightning strikes are captured in these from views NASA's Terra satellite of the northwestern part of the province; data were acquired on June 20, 2001.
PIA03414:
Fire in the Land of 100,000 Lakes
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-07-25 Earth Terra
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This anaglyph from the MISR instrument aboard NASA's Terra spacecraft shows the eruption of Mt. Etna volcano located near the eastern coast of Sicily on July 22, 2001. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA03415:
Eruption of Mt. Etna
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-08-01 Earth Terra
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This anaglyph from the MISR instrument aboard NASA's Terra spacecraft shows the area around Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where the Green Knoll forest fire raged for many days in July, 2001. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA03416:
Smoke over Jackson Hole, Wyoming
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-08-08 Earth Terra
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Lake Constance, bordered by Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. This image from NASA's Terra satellite is MISR Mystery Image Quiz #2.
PIA03417:
Where on Earth...? MISR Mystery Image Quiz #2:
Lake Constance, Europe
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-08-15 Earth Terra
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The Chesapeake region as seen by NASA's Terra satellite, near local noon on July 17, 2001 (Terra orbit 8407).
PIA03418:
A CLAMS-Eye View of Earth
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-08-22 Earth Terra
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This colorful image of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the Beaufort Sea was acquired by the NASA's Terra satellite on August 16, 2000, during Terra orbit 3532.
PIA03419:
Summer in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-08-29 Earth Terra
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These images of the area around Sudan's capital city of Khartoum capture the river's dynamic nature. They were acquired by NASA's Terra's spacecraft.
PIA03420:
Nile River Fluctuations Near Khartoum, Sudan
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-09-05 Earth Terra
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These images from NASA's Terra satellite are of the Central Valley and the Sierra Nevada Mountains showing several smoke plumes from wildfires burning throughout Northern California on August 13, 2001.
PIA03421:
A Panoramic View of the Emigrant Gap Fire, California
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-09-13 Earth Terra
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These images of mixing waters and moving ships off the North Carolina Coast were acquired by NASA's Terra satellite on October 11, 2000 (Terra orbit 4344).
PIA03422:
Mixing Waters and Moving Ships off the North Carolina Coast
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-09-19 Earth Terra
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Spectacular canyons of the central Andes, in the Peruvian department of Arequipa, are seen in this anaglyph from the MISR instrument aboard NASA's Terra spacecraft. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA03423:
Deepest Canyons of the Andes
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-09-26 Earth Terra
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Lofoten Islands, Norway. Norway is deeply indented by fjords, rises precipitously to high plateaus, and is united with the ocean by numerous islands. This image from NASA's Terra satellite is MISR Mystery Image Quiz #2.
PIA03424:
Where on Earth...? MISR Mystery Image Quiz #3:
Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-10-04 Earth Terra
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A classical intense hurricane is shown in this view of Juliette, captured by NASA's Terra satellite on September 26, 2001.
PIA03425:
Hurricane Juliette
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-10-10 Earth Terra
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Two of Iceland's larger icecaps, Langjökull (located just below image center) and Hofsjökull (just above center) can be clearly seen in this anaglyph from the MISR instrument aboard NASA's Terra spacecraft. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA03426:
The Land of Ice and Fire
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-10-17 Earth Terra
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Rio Brancois the capital of the Brazilian state of Acre and is situated near the border with northeastern Bolivia. This image from NASA's Terra satellite was acquired on July 28, 2000.
PIA03427:
Deforestation near Rio Branco, Brazil
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-10-24 Earth Terra
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Large abundances of aerosols, or airborne particulates, over the low-lying plains of northeastern India appear in dramatic contrast with the relatively pristine air of the high-altitude Tibetan Plateau in this image from NASA's Terra satellite.
PIA03428:
Aerosols over India
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-10-31 Earth Terra
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The third largest river in Africa, the Niger, forms an inland delta in central Mali. This image is from NASA's Terra satellite is MISR Mystery Image Quiz #3.
PIA03429:
Where on Earth...? MISR Mystery Image Quiz #4:
Mali, Africa
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-11-07 Earth Terra
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These images acquired on October 11, 2001 by NASA's Terra satellite portray an occluded extratropical cyclone situated in the Southern Ocean, about 650 kilometers south of the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.
PIA03430:
Extratropical Cyclone in the Southern Ocean
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-11-14 Earth Terra
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A large tabular iceberg (42 kilometers x 17 kilometers) broke off Pine Island Glacier, West Antarctica (75º S latitude, 102º W longitude) sometime between November 4 and 12, 2001, as seen by NASA's Terra satellite.
PIA03431:
Birth of a Large Iceberg in Pine Island Bay, Antarctica
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-11-21 Earth Terra
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This set of images from NASA's Terra satellit highlights coastal areas of four states along the Gulf of Mexico: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and part of the Florida panhandle. The images were acquired on October 15, 2001 (Terra orbit 9718).
PIA03432:
Wetlands of the Gulf Coast
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-11-28 Earth Terra
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These images, taken by the MISR instrument aboard NASA's Terra spacecraft, are centered over the Pacific Ocean, about 1600 kilometers west of San Francisco. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA03433:
Ship Tracks in a Stratiform Cloud Layer
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-12-05 Earth Terra
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Lake Manicouagan in northern Quebec, Canada, as seen by NASA's Terra satellite on June 1, 2001, during Terra orbit 7737.
PIA03434:
Manicouagan Impact Structure, Quebec
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-12-12 Earth Terra
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The Galapagos, situated in the Pacific Ocean roughly 1000 kilometers west of mainland Ecuador. This image from NASA's Terra satellite is MISR Mystery Image Quiz #4.
PIA03435:
Where on Earth...? MISR Mystery Image Quiz #5:
Galapagos Islands
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-12-19 Earth Terra
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Decked out in reds, greens, blues and whites, this image captured by NASA's Terra satellite March 8, 2001 highlights the Canadian province of New Brunswick.
PIA03436:
Christmas Mountains Wrapped in Holiday Colors
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-01-02 Earth Terra
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These images from NASA's Terra satellite documented iceberg movements and changes in sea ice between December 11, 2000 and December 9, 2001.
PIA03437:
Penguins in Peril
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-01-09 Earth Terra
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Australia's largest city of Sydney was clouded with smoke when more than 70 wildfires raged across the state of New South Wales when NASA's Terra satellite captured this image the morning of December 30, 2001.
PIA03438:
Smoke Blankets New South Wales, Australia
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-01-16 Earth Terra
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This anaglyph from the MISR instrument aboard NASA's Terra spacecraft shows the peaks of the Wasatch and Uinta Ranges in Utah. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA03439:
Snow-Covered Peaks of the Wasatch and Uinta Mountains
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-01-23 Earth Terra
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The MISR instrument aboard NASA's Terra spacecraft captured this stereo image of Russia's Volga River, the largest river system in Europe. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA03440:
Volga Delta and the Caspian Sea
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-01-30 Earth Terra
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This image is a natural-color view of the Celtic Sea and English Channel regions, and was acquired by NASA's Terra satellite on June 4, 2001 during Terra orbit 7778.
PIA03441:
Coccoliths in the Celtic Sea
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-02-06 Earth Terra
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Magnificent views of the region surrounding Salt Lake City, Utah are captured in these winter and summer images from NASA's Terra satellite imaged on February 8, 2001 and June 16, 2001.
PIA03442:
Winter and Summer Views of the Salt Lake Region
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-02-06 Earth Terra
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The breathtaking beauty of the western United States is apparent in this image from data acquired between April 2000 and September 2001 from the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer on NASA's Terra spacecraft.
PIA03443:
Western United States beyond the Four Corners
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-02-13 Earth Terra
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The 'Lagoa dos Patos,' in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, translates to 'the Duck Lagoon.' This image from NASA's Terra satellite is MISR Mystery Image Quiz #5.
PIA03444:
Where on Earth...? MISR Mystery Image Quiz #6:
Lagoa dos Patos
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-02-20 Earth Terra
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Southern California's 'Santa Anas' are dry, north-easterly winds having speeds in excess of 25 knots (46 kilometers/hour). Santa Ana conditions are commonly associated with gusts of more than twice this level.
PIA03445:
Dusty Skies over Southern California
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-02-27 Earth Terra
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These images of Canada's Québec province were acquired by NASA's Terra satelliteon March 4, 2001.The region's forests are a mixture of coniferous and hardwood trees, and 'sugar-shack' festivities are held at this time of year to celebrate the beginning o
PIA03446:
Southern Québec in Late Winter
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-03-06 Earth Terra
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At Elands Bay in South Africa's Western Cape province, about 1000 tons of rock lobsters beached themselves during February 2002 when NASA's Terra satellite acquired these images.
PIA03447:
Red Tide Strands South African Rock Lobsters
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-03-13 Earth Terra
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Marine stratocumulus clouds frequently form parallel rows, or 'cloud streets,' along the direction of wind flow. NASA's Terra spacecraft captured this stereo image of Jan Mayen island's Beerenberg volcano. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA03448:
A Vortex Street in the Arctic
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-03-20 Earth Terra
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These data products from NASA's Terra satellite document the presence of airborne particulates on March 13, 2002, during Terra orbit 11880. At least once a year for a period lasting from a week to several months, northern Sumatra is obscured by smoke and
PIA03449:
Smoke over Sumatra, Indonesia
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-08-27 Earth TOPEX/Poseidon
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These data, taken taken by NASA's Topex/Poseidon satellite during August, 2001, showed that above-normal sea-surface heights and warmer ocean temperatures still blanketed the far-western tropical Pacific and much of the north (and south) mid-Pacific.
PIA03457:
Pacific Decadal Oscillation Still Rules in Pacific; No Niño Anytime Soon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-10-17 Earth European Remote Sensing Satellite Mission (ERS)
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This figure from ESA's Remote Sensing satellites (ERS-1 and ERS-2) shows a comparison of interferograms from four different years mapping the rapid ground subsidence over the Lost Hills oil field in California.
PIA03458:
Lost Hills, California Interferogram
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-11-07 Earth TOPEX/Poseidon
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Like fall and winter of 2000, 2001 NASA's Topex/Poseidon satellite data showed that the Pacific ocean continued to be dominated by the strong Pacific Decadal Oscillation, which is larger than the El Niño/La Niña pattern.
PIA03460:
Pacific Decadal Oscillation
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-02-01 Earth Terra
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This image of the Nyiragonga volcano eruption in the Congo was acquired on January 28, 2002 by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA's Terra satellite.
PIA03462:
Nyiragonga Volcano
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-02-01 Earth Terra
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Information from images of Railroad Valley, Nevada captured on August 17,2001 by NASA's Terra spacecraft may provide a powerful tool for monitoring crop health and maintenance procedures.
PIA03463:
Railroad Valley, Nevada
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-02-07 Earth Terra
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The 2002 Winter Olympics were hosted by Salt Lake City at several venues within the city, in nearby cities, and within the adjacent Wasatch Mountains. NASA's Terra satellite captured this image on May 28, 2000.
PIA03464:
Salt Lake City, Utah
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-02-07 Earth Terra
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The 2002 Winter Olympics were hosted by Salt Lake City at several venues within the city, in nearby cities, and within the adjacent Wasatch Mountains. NASA's Terra satellite captured this image on February 8, 2001.
PIA03465:
Salt Lake City, Utah, Winter 2001
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-02-07 Earth Terra
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The 2002 Winter Olympics were hosted by Salt Lake City at several venues within the city, in nearby cities, and within the adjacent Wasatch Mountains. NASA's Terra satellite captured this image on May 28, 2000.
PIA03466:
Salt Lake City, Utah, Perspective View
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-02-26 Earth Terra
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This image from the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument on NASA's Terra satellite covers an area of 55 by 40 kilometers (34 by 25 miles) over the southwest part of the Malaspina Glacier and Icy Bay in Alaska.
PIA03475:
Malaspina Glacier, Alaska
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-03-12 Earth Terra
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The Barringer Meteorite Crater (also known as 'Meteor Crater') is a gigantic hole in the middle of the arid sandstone of the Arizona desert. This image was acquired by NASA's Terra satellite on May 17, 2001.
PIA03490:
Meteor Crater, AZ
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-04-03 Earth Terra
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Ashokan Reservoir in New York, is seen in this pair of images acquired by NASA's Terra satellite on September 18, 2000 and February 3, 2002.
PIA03491:
New York State
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-04-19 Earth Terra
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This image, acquired on May 28, 2000 by NASA's Terra satellite, shows ground near one of theThree Sisters volcanoes in the Cascade Mountains of west-central Oregon.
PIA03492:
Cascade Mtns. Oregon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-04-19 Earth Terra
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Chiliques volcano in Chile shows a hot spot in the summit crater and several others along the upper flanks of the edifice, indicating volcanic activity. NASA's Terra satellite acquired this image on May 24, 2000.
PIA03493:
Chiliques Volcano, Chile
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-05-07 Earth Terra
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These images acquired by NASA's Terra satellite are of La Plata, Maryland.
PIA03494:
La Plata, Maryland
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-06-11 Earth Terra
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As the Mississippi River enters the Gulf of Mexico, it loses energy and dumps its load of sediment that it has carried on its journey through the mid continent as shown in this image from NASA's Terra spacecraft.
PIA03497:
Mississippi River Delta
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-06-11 Earth Terra
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This image of Sydney, Australia was acquired on October 12, 2002 by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA's Terra satellite.
PIA03498:
Sydney, Australia
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-06-18 Earth Terra
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This image was acquired on June 16, 2002 by NASA's Terra satellite and shows the Hayman forest fire in the Pike National Forest, Colorado.
PIA03499:
Hayman Fire, Colorado
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-11-04 Earth Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (AIRSAR)
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This image is a perspective view acquired by NASA's Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar in 2001, is of Umnak Island, one of Alaska's Aleutian Islands. The active Okmok volcano appears in the center of the island.
PIA03507:
Perspective View of Umnak Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (#1)
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This image is a perspective view acquired by NASA's Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar in 2001, is of Umnak Island, one of Alaska's Aleutian Islands. The active Okmok volcano appears in the center of the island.
PIA03508:
Perspective View of Umnak Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (#2)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-11-04 Earth Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (AIRSAR)
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This image is a shaded relief mosaic of Umnak Island in Alaska's Aleutian Islands acquired by NASA's Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar in 2001.
PIA03509:
Shaded Relief Mosaic of Umnak Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-11-04 Earth Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (AIRSAR)
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This perspective view shows the caldera of the Okmok volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Islands acquired by NASA's Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar in 2001.
PIA03510:
Perspective View of Okmok Volcano, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (#1)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-11-04 Earth Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (AIRSAR)
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This perspective view shows the caldera of the Okmok volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Islands acquired by NASA's Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar in 2001.
PIA03511:
Perspective View of Okmok Volcano, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (#2)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-11-04 Earth Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (AIRSAR)
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This perspective view, acquired by NASA's Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar, shows the effects of the June 15, 1991, eruption of Mt. Pinatubo.
PIA03512:
Mt. Pinatubo, Phillippines - Perspective View
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-11-04 Earth Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (AIRSAR)
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This comparison image, acquired by NASA's Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar on November, 1996 and September, 2000, shows the effects of the June 15, 1991, eruption of Mt. Pinatubo.
PIA03513:
Mt. Pinatubo, Phillipines - Comparison of November, 1996 and September, 2000
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-01-03 Earth Terra
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On the night of June 4, 2001, NASA's Terra spacecraft captured this thermal image of the erupting Shiveluch volcano, located on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.
PIA03514:
Shiveluch Volcano, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-03-27 Earth Terra
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The Thwaites Ice Tongue is a large sheet of glacial ice extending from the West Antarctic mainland into the southern Amundsen Sea. A large crack in the Thwaites Tongue was discovered in imagery from NASA's Terra satellite on Mar. 10 & 24, 2002.
PIA03700:
Icebergs Adrift in the Amundsen Sea
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-04-03 Earth Terra
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This region of central Asia is situated at the juncture of Mongolia, China and Russia. This image from NASA's Terra satellite is MISR Mystery Image Quiz #7.
PIA03701:
Where on Earth...? MISR Mystery Image Quiz #7:
Torey Lakes, Central Asia
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-04-10 Earth Terra
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Both single and multi-angle views of the breakup of the northern section of the Larsen B ice shelf are shown in this image pair fromNASA's Terra satellite. The Larsen B ice shelf collapsed and broke away from the Antarctic Peninsula during February and Ma
PIA03702:
Unique Views of a Shattered Ice Shelf
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-04-17 Earth Terra
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Florida's Everglades is a region of broad, slow-moving sheets of water flowing southward over low-lying areas from Lake Okeechobeeto the Gulf of Mexico. These images fromNASA's Terra satellite show the Everglades region on January 16, 2002.
PIA03703:
Southern Florida's River of Grass
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.176 MB)     JPEG (208.8 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2002-04-24 Earth Terra
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The structure of tightly packed 'closed cells' in a layer of marine stratocumulus over the southeastern Pacific Ocean are highlighted in these views from NASA's Terra satellite.
PIA03704:
Closed Small Cell Clouds in the South Pacific
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-05-01 Earth Terra
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This pair of images, acquired 16 days apart by NASA's Terra satellite in 2002 and 2007, covers the Liaoning region of China and parts of northern and western Korea, comparing a relatively clear day and an extremely dusty day.
PIA03705:
Dust Obscures Liaoning Province, China
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-05-08 Earth Terra
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On May 2, 2002, numerous fires in southern Mexico sent smoke drifting northward over the Gulf of Mexico. These views from NASA's Terra satellite illustrate the smoke extent over parts of the Gulf and the southern Mexican states of Tabasco, Campeche and Ch
PIA03706:
Smoke from Fires in Southern Mexico
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-05-10 Earth Terra
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A category F4 tornado tore through La Plata, Maryland on April 28, 2002, killing 5 and injuring more than 100 people. This image from NASA's Terra satellite was acquired on May 1, 2002.
PIA03707:
Tornado Cuts Through La Plata, Maryland
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-05-15 Earth Terra
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The mighty river featured in this image is called the Yarlung Tsangpo in China, and is then known as the Dikrong during its passage through India's state of Arunachal Pradesh. This image from NASA's Terra satellite is MISR Mystery Image Quiz #8.
PIA03708:
Where on Earth...? MISR Mystery Image Quiz #8:
Yarlung Tsangpo River, China
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Large smoke plumes were produced by the Blackjack complex fire in southeastern Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp as seen by the MISR instrument aboard NASA's Terra spacecraft May 8, 2002. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA03709:
Okefenokee Swamp Fire, Georgia
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-05-29 Earth Terra
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NASA's Terra satellite shows the shape and size of cellular patterns within marine stratocumulus cloud layers can change dramatically with the prevailing meteorological conditions.
PIA03710:
Closed Large Cell Clouds in the South Pacific
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The mountains and desert plateaus of northwest Colorado are shown in this anaglyph from the MISR instrument aboard NASA's Terra spacecraft. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA03711:
Spectacular Mountain Views of Northwest Colorado
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On June 10, 2002 the Moon obscured the central portion of the solar disk in a phenomenon known as an annular solar eclipse as NASA's Terra satellite flew over the Pacific.
PIA03712:
Darkened Skies over the Pacific
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The Hayman fire, situated about 65 kilometers southwest of Denver, Colorado, is the largest fire ever recorded in that state. The images were captured on June 9, 2002 by NASA's Terra satellite.
PIA03713:
Smoke from Colorado Wildfires
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-07-03 Earth TOPEX/Poseidon
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The Pacific Ocean doesn't show signs of anything that looks like the whopper El Niño of 1997-1998, according to information from NASA's U.S.-French ocean-observing satellite Topex/Poseidon.
PIA03850:
Pacific Ocean in Holding Pattern for El Niño
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-07-11 Earth Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM)
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These two images show exactly the same area, Lake Balbina near Manaus, Brazil as seen by NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission.
PIA03350:
Shaded Relief with Height as Color, Lake Balbina, near Manaus, Brazil
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Volcanic, tectonic, erosional and sedimentary landforms are all evident in these images from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission of a region along the East African Rift at Lake Kivu. The area shown covers parts of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda.
PIA03351:
Shaded Relief with Height as Color, Virunga and Nyiragongo Volcanoes and the East African Rift Valley
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These two images show exactly the same area, part of the Kunlun fault in northern Tibet as seen by NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission.
PIA03352:
Shaded Relief with Height as Color, Kunlun fault, east-central Tibet
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These two images show exactly the same area, Manila Bay and nearby volcanoes on Luzon Island in the Philippines as seen by NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission.
PIA03353:
Shaded Relief with Height as Color, Manila Bay, Philippines
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These two images show exactly the same area, Kerguelen Island in the southern Indian Ocean as seen by NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission.
PIA03354:
Shaded Relief with Height as Color, Kerguelen Island, south Indian Ocean
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-08-22 Earth Landsat
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Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest point in Africa, reaches 5,895 meters (19,340 feet) above sea level, tall enough to maintain a permanent snow cap despite being just south of the equator.This image is from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission.
PIA03355:
Perspective with Landsat Overlay, Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
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NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission shows Mount Meru, an active volcano located just 70 kilometers (44 miles) west of Mount Kilimanjaro.
PIA03356:
Shaded Relief with Height as Color, Mount Meru, Tanzania
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Devon Island is situated in an isolated part of Canada's Nunavut Territory, and is usually considered to be the largest uninhabited island in the world. These images were acquired by NASA's Terra satellite on June 28, 2001.
PIA03714:
Mars Researchers Rendezvous on Remote Arctic Island
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This island is Bouvet Island (or Bouvetøya) and is a territory of Norway. This image from NASA's Terra satellite is MISR Mystery Image Quiz #9.
PIA03715:
Where on Earth...? MISR Mystery Image Quiz #9:
Bouvet Island, Norway
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-07-17 Earth Terra
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Mexico City has one of the world's most serious air pollution problems. These images from NASA's Terra satellite were captured on April 9 and December 5, 2001.
PIA03716:
A Hazy Day in Mexico City
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The central portion of Russia's East Siberian Sea, including one of the New Siberian Islands, Novaya Sibir, are portrayed in these views from data acquired on May 28, 2002 by NASA's Terra satellite.
PIA03717:
Distinguishing Clouds from Ice over the East Siberian Sea, Russia
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These images from NASA's Terra satellite were captured on May 31 and July 18, 2002 and show Russia's Saratov Oblast (province), located in the southeastern portion of the East-European plain, in the Lower Volga River Valley.
PIA03718:
Summer Harvest in Saratov, Russia
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This montage is a natural-color view of the Caribbean Sea east of the Yucatan Peninsula as seen by NASA's Terra satellite.
PIA03719:
A Hard Look at Thin Clouds
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The image was acquired by NASA's Terra satellite on March 11, 2002, and is centered west of the Marshall Islands. Enewetak Atoll is discernible through thin cloud as the turquoise band near the right-hand edge of the image.
PIA03720:
Cloud Arcs in the Western Pacific
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As of July 31, 2002, global multi-angle, multi-spectral radiance products were made available from the MISR instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite.
PIA03721:
MISR Global Images See the Light of Day
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These views from NASA's Terra satellite highlight a number of the land use, vegetation, and geological features found Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa.
PIA03722:
Highlights from Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa
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This image from NASA's Terra spacecraft shows the junctions of the Amazon and the Rio Negro Rivers at Manaus, Brazil.
PIA03851:
Manaus, Brazil
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This image from NASA's Terra spacecraft shows a 60 km stretch of the Yangtze River in China, including the Xiling Gorge, the eastern of the three gorges. At left of image is the construction site of theThree Gorges Dam, the world's largest.
PIA03852:
Three Gorges Dam, China
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The ruins of Machu Picchu, rediscovered in 1911 by Hiram Bingham, are one of the most beautiful and enigmatic ancient sites in the world. This image was acquired by NASA's Terra satellite on June 25, 2001.
PIA03853:
Machu Picchu, Peru
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This image acquired by NASA's Terra satellite llustrates the state of gradually decreasing water clarity at Lake Tahoe, one of the clearest lakes in the world.
PIA03854:
NASA Images Show Decreased Clarity in Lake Tahoe's Water
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NASA's Topex/Poseidon image of sea-surface heights was taken during a 10-day collection cycle ending August 7, 2002. There had been a series of warm Kelvin waves--eastward-moving ocean waves that cross the equatorial Pacific
PIA03855:
Watching for the Next El Niño
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This image acquired by NASA's Terra satellite on December 18, 2002 shows the Bisquit Fire in southwest Oregon.
PIA03856:
Biscuit Fire, OR
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Aletsch Glacier, the largest glacier of Europe, covers more than 120 square kilometers (more than 45 square miles) in southern Switzerland. NASA's Terra satellite captured this image on July 23, 2001.
PIA03857:
Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland
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Pulau Kimaam, Pulau Dolok, Pulau Yos Sudarso, and Frederik Hendrik Island are all names used to refer to this island, which is part of the Indonesian province of West Papua. This image from NASA's Terra satellite is MISR Mystery Image Quiz #10.
PIA03723:
Where on Earth...? MISR Mystery Image Quiz #10:
Pulau Kimaam, West Papua
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