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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Collection
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Railroad Valley, Nevada
Title
Railroad Valley, Nevada
Title
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Original Caption Released with Image:
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Information from images of Railroad Valley, Nevada captured on August 17,2001 by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer(ASTER) may provide a powerful tool for monitoring crop health and maintenance procedures.
These images cover an area of north central Nevada. The top image shows irrigated fields, with healthy vegetation in red. The middle image highlights the amount of vegetation. The color code shows highest vegetation content in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple and the lowest in black. The final image is a thermal infrared channel, with warmer temperatures in white and colder in black.
In the thermal image, the northernmost and westernmost fields are markedly colder on their northwest areas, even though no differences are seen in the visible image or the second, Vegetation Index image. This can be attributed to the presence of excess water, which can lead to crop damage.
The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER)is an imaging instrument that is flying on Terra, a satellite launched in December 1999 as part of NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS). The instrument is being used to obtain detailed maps of land surface temperature, emissivity, reflectance and elevation. The Earth Observing System (EOS) platforms are part of NASA's Earth Science Enterprise, whose goal is to obtain a better understanding of the interactions between the biosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and atmosphere.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a division of the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena.
Original_Caption_Rel eased_with_Image
Information from images of Railroad Valley, Nevada captured on August 17,2001 by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer(ASTER) may provide a powerful tool for monitoring crop health and maintenance procedures.
These images cover an area of north central Nevada. The top image shows irrigated fields, with healthy vegetation in red. The middle image highlights the amount of vegetation. The color code shows highest vegetation content in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple and the lowest in black. The final image is a thermal infrared channel, with warmer temperatures in white and colder in black.
In the thermal image, the northernmost and westernmost fields are markedly colder on their northwest areas, even though no differences are seen in the visible image or the second, Vegetation Index image. This can be attributed to the presence of excess water, which can lead to crop damage.
The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER)is an imaging instrument that is flying on Terra, a satellite launched in December 1999 as part of NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS). The instrument is being used to obtain detailed maps of land surface temperature, emissivity, reflectance and elevation. The Earth Observing System (EOS) platforms are part of NASA's Earth Science Enterprise, whose goal is to obtain a better understanding of the interactions between the biosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and atmosphere.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a division of the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena.
Original Caption Released with Image
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Addition Date:
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2002-02-01
Addition_Date
2002-02-01
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Image Credit:
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NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDA C/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team
Image_Credit
NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDA C/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team
Image Credit
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Produced By:
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JPL
Produced_By
JPL
Produced By
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Mission:
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Earth Observing System (EOS)
Mission
Earth Observing System (EOS)
Mission
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Spacecraft:
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Terra
Spacecraft
Terra
Spacecraft
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Target Name:
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Earth
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Earth
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Is a satellite of:
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Sol (our sun)
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Sol (our sun)
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Instrument:
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ASTER
Instrument
ASTER
Instrument
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Product Size:
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600 samples x 1250 lines
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600 samples x 1250 lines
Product Size
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Primary Data Set:
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ASTER
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ASTER
Primary Data Set
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Sun
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Sun
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Earth
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Earth
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facet_what:
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Terra
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Terra
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Earth Observing System
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Earth Observing System
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EOS
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EOS
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facet_what:
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ASTER
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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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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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California
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California
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facet_where:
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Japan
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Japan
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Nevada
facet_where
Nevada
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
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facet_when:
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December 1999
facet_when
December 1999
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facet_when:
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August 17,2001
facet_when
August 17,2001
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1999
facet_when_year
1999
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2001
facet_when_year
2001
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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PIA03463
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UID:
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA03463
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA03463
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