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L, C, and X-band Victoria, B
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This three-frequency spacebo
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3/14/96
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3/14/96 |
| Description |
This three-frequency spaceborne radar image shows the southern end of Vancouver Island on the west coast of Canada. The white area in the lower right is the city of Victoria, the capital of the province of British Columbia. The three radar frequencies help to distinguish different land use patterns. The bright pink areas are suburban regions, the brownish areas are forested regions, and blue areas are agricultural fields or forest clear- cuts. Founded in 1843 as a fur trading post, Victoria has grown to become one of western Canada's largest commercial centers. In the upper right is San Juan Island, in the state of Washington. The Canada/U.S. border runs through Haro Strait, on the right side of the image, between San Juan Island and Vancouver Island. The image was acquired by the Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SIR-C/X-SAR) on October 6, 1994, onboard the space shuttle Endeavour. The area shown is 37 kilometers by 42 kilometers (23 miles by 26 miles) and is centered at 48.5 degrees north latitude, 123.3 degrees west longitude. North is toward the upper left. The colors are assigned to different radar frequencies and polarizations as follows: red is L-band horizontally transmitted and received, green is C-band, vertically transmitted and received, and blue is X-band, vertically transmitted and received. SIR-C/X-SAR, a joint mission of the German, Italian and United States space agencies, is part of NASA's Mission to Planet Earth program. ##### |
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Hubble Space Telescope Finds
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| Title |
Hubble Space Telescope Finds Stellar Graveyard |
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Earth observations taken fro
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johnsonspacecentermediaarchi
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Earth observation views take
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STS085-716-061
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IMAGE |
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image |
| date |
1997-08-11 |
| creator |
NASA |
| identifier |
STS085-716-061 |
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Earth observations taken dur
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johnsonspacecentermediaarchi
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Earth observations taken dur
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sts047-151-488
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IMAGE |
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image |
| date |
09/15/92 |
| creator |
NASA |
| identifier |
sts047-151-488 |
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Earth observations taken fro
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johnsonspacecentermediaarchi
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Earth observation views take
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STS085-716-064
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IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
1997-08-11 |
| creator |
NASA |
| identifier |
STS085-716-064 |
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Glacier Bay National Park an
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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Glacier Bay National Park an
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landsat_glacierbay_01aug99
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IMAGE |
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image |
| date |
2000-02-11 |
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NASA -- Landsat data and USGS NED data coregistration provided by the landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Landsat Project Science Office at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center |
| identifier |
landsat_glacierbay_01aug99 |
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Pacific Cooler Than Normal i
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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Off the coast of Oregon, a l
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wcoastssta_tmo_200607
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IMAGE |
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image |
| date |
2006 |
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NASA -- NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data provided courtesy of the oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/ OceanColor Web team. |
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wcoastssta_tmo_200607 |
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Northwest Washington State
| Title |
Northwest Washington State |
| Description |
Portions of northwest Washington State (48.0N, 122.5) can be seen in this view as well as portions of British Columbia, Canada. The snow covered Cascade Mountains are on the eastern side of the scene. Vancouver Island is visible in the northeast corner of the photo. The strait of Juan de Fuca separates Vancouver Islannd from the northwest corner of Washington. Seattle is near the center and the snow covered Olympic Mountains are to the east. |
| Date Taken |
1973-06-22 |
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Puget Sound, Seattle, WA, US
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| Title |
Puget Sound, Seattle, WA, USA, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Description |
The Olympic Peninsula of NW Washington state, Puget Sound and the Cascade Range of British Columbia, Canada form the setting for this unusually clear photo of one of the most cloudy sections of North America (48.0N, 123.0W) where rainfall exceeds 120 inches anually. The cities of Seattle/Tacoma and Burlington, as well as the Canadian city of Vancouver can be seen in great detail along the heavily indented coastline of this glacier sculpted scene. |
| Date Taken |
1992-09-20 |
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