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nasaimageofthedaygal lery
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Reykjavik, Iceland: Image of the Day
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Reykjavik, Iceland: Image of the Day
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The world's northernmost capital city, Reykjavik, Iceland, resides on geologically young land. Straddling the mid-Atlantic Ridge, Iceland formed about 16 to 20 million years ago as the American and Eurasian continental plates pulled apart. The island's location means frequent www.volcano.si.edu/w orld/region.cfm?rnum =17 volcanic eruptions and hraun.vedur.is/ja/en glishweb/ earthquakes , but the same geothermal activity meets the inhabitants&rsquoe; www.tourist.reykjavi k.is/displayer.asp?c at_id=213 energy needs by providing them with hot-water-powered home heating. On May 11, 2002, the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer asterweb.jpl.nasa.go v (ASTER) sensor on NASA's terra.nasa.gov Terra satellite captured this image of Reykjavik and its surroundings. Resting on a peninsula, the capital city stands out from the nearby landscape thanks to its straight lines, sharp angles, and mostly gray hues. Outside of the city, vegetation appears in various shades of green. As Iceland is geologically young and its climate is cold, sizable plants are rare. Less than one-fourth of Iceland's land surface has continuous plant cover, and the plants consist mostly of www.iceland.is/count ry-and-nature/nature /Vegetation/ low-growing shrubs. Little of Iceland's land surface is cultivated, but such areas appear in bright green in and around Reykjavik. A clear example of cultivated land is the meandering, wormlike area south of the city -- a golf course. Lakes of varying sizes dot this coastal area, matching the blue of the nearby ocean. One color missing from this shot is white. Although some snow remained in the nearby mountains in May 2002 (visible in the high-resolution image), not much snow lingered on the land around the capital city. Iceland's location near the Gulf Stream gives it a milder climate than its name implies.
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The world's northernmost capital city, Reykjavik, Iceland, resides on geologically young land. Straddling the mid-Atlantic Ridge, Iceland formed about 16 to 20 million years ago as the American and Eurasian continental plates pulled apart. The island's location means frequent www.volcano.si.edu/w orld/region.cfm?rnum =17 volcanic eruptions and hraun.vedur.is/ja/en glishweb/ earthquakes , but the same geothermal activity meets the inhabitants&rsquoe; www.tourist.reykjavi k.is/displayer.asp?c at_id=213 energy needs by providing them with hot-water-powered home heating. On May 11, 2002, the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer asterweb.jpl.nasa.go v (ASTER) sensor on NASA's terra.nasa.gov Terra satellite captured this image of Reykjavik and its surroundings. Resting on a peninsula, the capital city stands out from the nearby landscape thanks to its straight lines, sharp angles, and mostly gray hues. Outside of the city, vegetation appears in various shades of green. As Iceland is geologically young and its climate is cold, sizable plants are rare. Less than one-fourth of Iceland's land surface has continuous plant cover, and the plants consist mostly of www.iceland.is/count ry-and-nature/nature /Vegetation/ low-growing shrubs. Little of Iceland's land surface is cultivated, but such areas appear in bright green in and around Reykjavik. A clear example of cultivated land is the meandering, wormlike area south of the city -- a golf course. Lakes of varying sizes dot this coastal area, matching the blue of the nearby ocean. One color missing from this shot is white. Although some snow remained in the nearby mountains in May 2002 (visible in the high-resolution image), not much snow lingered on the land around the capital city. Iceland's location near the Gulf Stream gives it a milder climate than its name implies.
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What -- Terra
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What -- Terra
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What -- ASTER
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What -- ASTER
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What -- Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer
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What -- Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer
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Where -- Iceland
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Where -- Iceland
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Terra
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ASTER
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Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer
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Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer
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Iceland
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ge_07652
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ge_07652
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gwilliam@archive.org
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gwilliam@archive.org
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2011-07-09 00:07:03
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2011-07-09 00:07:03
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2011-07-09 00:07:03
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2011-07-09 00:07:03
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NASA -- NASA image created by Jesse Allen, using data provided courtesy of the NASA/GSFC/MITI/ERSDA C/JAROS, and U.S./Japan asterweb.jpl.nasa.go v/ ASTER Science Team.
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NASA -- NASA image created by Jesse Allen, using data provided courtesy of the NASA/GSFC/MITI/ERSDA C/JAROS, and U.S./Japan asterweb.jpl.nasa.go v/ ASTER Science Team.
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file:/home/lunaadmin /Source_download/201 107/1/ge_07652/reykj avik_ast_11may02_cro p_geo.tif
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file:/home/lunaadmin /Source_download/201 107/1/ge_07652/reykj avik_ast_11may02_cro p_geo.tif
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file:/home/lunaadmin /Source_download/201 107/1/ge_07652/reykj avik_ast_2002131_lrg .jpg
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file:/home/lunaadmin /Source_download/201 107/1/ge_07652/reykj avik_ast_2002131_lrg .jpg
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reykjavik_ast_200213 1_lrg.jpg
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reykjavik_ast_200213 1_lrg.jpg
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2002-05-11
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Public Domain
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Public Domain
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2002
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eng
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