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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
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Title:
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3-D Perspective Pasadena, California
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3-D Perspective Pasadena, California
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Full Description:
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This perspective view shows the western part of the city of Pasadena, California, looking north towards the San Gabriel Mountains. Portions of the cities of Altadena and La Canada, Flintridge are also shown. The image was created from three datasets: the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) supplied the elevation data; Landsat data from November 11, 1986 provided the land surface color (not the sky) and U.S. Geological Survey digital aerial photography provides the image detail. The Rose Bowl, surrounded by a golf course, is the circular feature at the bottom center of the image. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is the cluster of large buildings north of the Rose Bowl at the base of the mountains. A large landfill, Scholl Canyon, is the smooth area in the lower left corner of the scene. This image shows the power of combining data from different sources to create planning tools to study problems that affect large urban areas. In addition to the well-known earthquake hazards, Southern California is affected by a natural cycle of fire and mudflows. Wildfires strip the mountains of vegetation, increasing the hazards from flooding and mudflows for several years afterwards. Data such as shown on this image can be used to predict both how wildfires will spread over the terrain and also how mudflows will be channeled down the canyons. The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), launched on February 11, 2000, uses the same radar instrument that comprised the Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SIR-C/X-SAR) that flew twice on the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1994. The mission was designed to collect three dimensional measurements of the Earth's surface. To collect the 3-D data, engineers added a 60-meter-long (200-foot) mast, an additional C-band imaging antenna and improved tracking and navigation devices. The mission is a cooperative project between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) and the German (DLR) and Italian (ASI) space agencies. It is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, for NASA's Earth Science Enterprise, Washington, DC. Size: 5.8 km (3.6 miles) x 10 km (6.2 miles) Location: 34.16 deg. North lat., 118.16 deg. West lon. Orientation: Looking North Original Data Resolution: SRTM, 30 meters; Landsat,30 meters; Aerial Photo, 3 meters (no vertical exaggeration)
Full_Description
This perspective view shows the western part of the city of Pasadena, California, looking north towards the San Gabriel Mountains. Portions of the cities of Altadena and La Canada, Flintridge are also shown. The image was created from three datasets: the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) supplied the elevation data; Landsat data from November 11, 1986 provided the land surface color (not the sky) and U.S. Geological Survey digital aerial photography provides the image detail. The Rose Bowl, surrounded by a golf course, is the circular feature at the bottom center of the image. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is the cluster of large buildings north of the Rose Bowl at the base of the mountains. A large landfill, Scholl Canyon, is the smooth area in the lower left corner of the scene. This image shows the power of combining data from different sources to create planning tools to study problems that affect large urban areas. In addition to the well-known earthquake hazards, Southern California is affected by a natural cycle of fire and mudflows. Wildfires strip the mountains of vegetation, increasing the hazards from flooding and mudflows for several years afterwards. Data such as shown on this image can be used to predict both how wildfires will spread over the terrain and also how mudflows will be channeled down the canyons. The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), launched on February 11, 2000, uses the same radar instrument that comprised the Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SIR-C/X-SAR) that flew twice on the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1994. The mission was designed to collect three dimensional measurements of the Earth's surface. To collect the 3-D data, engineers added a 60-meter-long (200-foot) mast, an additional C-band imaging antenna and improved tracking and navigation devices. The mission is a cooperative project between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) and the German (DLR) and Italian (ASI) space agencies. It is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, for NASA's Earth Science Enterprise, Washington, DC. Size: 5.8 km (3.6 miles) x 10 km (6.2 miles) Location: 34.16 deg. North lat., 118.16 deg. West lon. Orientation: Looking North Original Data Resolution: SRTM, 30 meters; Landsat,30 meters; Aerial Photo, 3 meters (no vertical exaggeration)
Full Description
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Date:
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02/16/2000
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NASA Center:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA_Center
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Center
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Subject Category:
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Planet-Earth
Subject_Category
Planet-Earth
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Subject Category:
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Earth Science
Subject_Category
Earth Science
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Keywords:
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Space
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National
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National
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Shuttle
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Shuttle
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Agency
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and
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San
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Landsat
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Landsat
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Mission
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Mission
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Keywords:
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United
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States
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Radar
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Keywords:
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Gabriel
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Gabriel
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Keywords:
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Mountains
Keywords
Mountains
Keywords
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Keywords:
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ASI
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Keywords:
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Topography
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Topography
Keywords
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SRTM
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Spaceborne
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Spaceborne
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Keywords:
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Imaging
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Imaging
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Band
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Synthetic
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Synthetic
Keywords
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Aperture
Keywords
Aperture
Keywords
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Keywords:
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SIR-X-SAR
Keywords
SIR-X-SAR
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Keywords:
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Geological
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Geological
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Keywords:
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Survey
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Imagery
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Imagery
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Keywords:
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Mapping
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Mapping
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NIMA
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German
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DLR
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Keywords:
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Italian
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Italian
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Keywords:
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Pasadena
Keywords
Pasadena
Keywords
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_what:
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Earth
facet_what
Earth
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Landsat
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Landsat
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Spaceborne Imaging Radar
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Spaceborne Imaging Radar
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SRTM
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SRTM
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
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Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
facet_what
Space Shuttle Orbiter
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facet_where:
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Washington
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Washington
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facet_where:
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Canada
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Canada
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facet_where:
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California
facet_where
California
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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_when:
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1994
facet_when
1994
facet_when
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November 11, 1986
facet_when
November 11, 1986
facet_when
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facet_when:
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February 11, 2000
facet_when
February 11, 2000
facet_when
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facet_when:
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02-16-2000
facet_when
02-16-2000
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1994
facet_when_year
1994
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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2000
facet_when_year
2000
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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1986
facet_when_year
1986
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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PIA02718
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 0449
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 0449
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Center:
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JPL
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Center Number:
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PIA02718
Center_Number
PIA02718
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2000-000449
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2000-000449
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA
Creator-Photographer
NASA
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
Original_Source
DIGITAL
Original Source
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