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SSC engineers mentor FIRST R …
Engineers from SSC mentor te …
4/1/05
Description Engineers from SSC mentor teams of students from Mississippi and Louisiana competing in the FIRST Robotics Competition.
Date 4/1/05
Hurricane Katrina Progressio …
Title Hurricane Katrina Progression
Abstract Hurricane Katrina progression is observed by the Aqua and Terra satellites. Katrina hit land on August 29, 2005, near the Louisiana-Mississippi border. Katrina's center was located near the mouth of the Pearl River about 40-45 miles west-southwest of Biloxi, Mississippi and about 30-35 miles east-northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana. Katrina is the eleventh named storm of the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane season.
Completed 2005-09-02
Hurricane Katrina Progressio …
Title Hurricane Katrina Progression
Abstract Hurricane Katrina progression is observed by the Aqua and Terra satellites. Katrina hit land on August 29, 2005, near the Louisiana-Mississippi border. Katrina's center was located near the mouth of the Pearl River about 40-45 miles west-southwest of Biloxi, Mississippi and about 30-35 miles east-northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana. Katrina is the eleventh named storm of the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane season.
Completed 2005-09-02
Hurricane Katrina Progressio …
Title Hurricane Katrina Progression
Abstract Hurricane Katrina progression is observed by the Aqua and Terra satellites. Katrina hit land on August 29, 2005, near the Louisiana-Mississippi border. Katrina's center was located near the mouth of the Pearl River about 40-45 miles west-southwest of Biloxi, Mississippi and about 30-35 miles east-northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana. Katrina is the eleventh named storm of the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane season.
Completed 2005-09-02
Hurricane Katrina Progressio …
Title Hurricane Katrina Progression
Abstract Hurricane Katrina progression is observed by the Aqua and Terra satellites. Katrina hit land on August 29, 2005, near the Louisiana-Mississippi border. Katrina's center was located near the mouth of the Pearl River about 40-45 miles west-southwest of Biloxi, Mississippi and about 30-35 miles east-northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana. Katrina is the eleventh named storm of the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane season.
Completed 2005-09-02
Hurricane Katrina Progressio …
Title Hurricane Katrina Progression
Abstract Hurricane Katrina progression is observed by the Aqua and Terra satellites. Katrina hit land on August 29, 2005, near the Louisiana-Mississippi border. Katrina's center was located near the mouth of the Pearl River about 40-45 miles west-southwest of Biloxi, Mississippi and about 30-35 miles east-northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana. Katrina is the eleventh named storm of the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane season.
Completed 2005-09-02
Hurricane Katrina Progressio …
Title Hurricane Katrina Progression
Abstract Hurricane Katrina progression is observed by the Aqua and Terra satellites. Katrina hit land on August 29, 2005, near the Louisiana-Mississippi border. Katrina's center was located near the mouth of the Pearl River about 40-45 miles west-southwest of Biloxi, Mississippi and about 30-35 miles east-northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana. Katrina is the eleventh named storm of the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane season.
Completed 2005-09-02
Hurricane Katrina Progressio …
Title Hurricane Katrina Progression
Abstract Hurricane Katrina progression is observed by the Aqua and Terra satellites. Katrina hit land on August 29, 2005, near the Louisiana-Mississippi border. Katrina's center was located near the mouth of the Pearl River about 40-45 miles west-southwest of Biloxi, Mississippi and about 30-35 miles east-northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana. Katrina is the eleventh named storm of the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane season.
Completed 2005-09-02
Hurricane Katrina Progressio …
Title Hurricane Katrina Progression
Abstract Hurricane Katrina progression is observed by the Aqua and Terra satellites. Katrina hit land on August 29, 2005, near the Louisiana-Mississippi border. Katrina's center was located near the mouth of the Pearl River about 40-45 miles west-southwest of Biloxi, Mississippi and about 30-35 miles east-northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana. Katrina is the eleventh named storm of the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane season.
Completed 2005-09-02
Hurricane Katrina Progressio …
Title Hurricane Katrina Progression
Abstract Hurricane Katrina progression is observed by the Aqua and Terra satellites. Katrina hit land on August 29, 2005, near the Louisiana-Mississippi border. Katrina's center was located near the mouth of the Pearl River about 40-45 miles west-southwest of Biloxi, Mississippi and about 30-35 miles east-northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana. Katrina is the eleventh named storm of the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane season.
Completed 2005-09-02
Hurricane Dennis
Title Hurricane Dennis
Description Hurricane Dennis was bearing down on the Gulf Coast of the United States on July 10, 2005, at 12:15 p.m. (16:15 UTC) when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ] on NASA?s Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured this image. With winds of 135 miles per hour (217 kph), Dennis was a powerful Category 4 storm just hours away from making landfall. At the time this image was taken, the eye of the storm was about 55 miles (90 kilometers) south, southeast of Pensacola, Florida, and the storm was moving northwest at about 18 miles per hour (29 kph). The size of the storm put clouds of rain over most of the southeastern United States well before the storm came ashore. In this image, Dennis covers all of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and stretches over parts of Louisiana. The northern fringes of the storm appear to be over Tennessee and North Carolina. For additional information and warnings about this storm, please visit the National Hurricane Center. This image is available in additional resolutions from the MODIS Rapid Response Team. NASA image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Hurricane Katrina
Title Hurricane Katrina
Description Hurricane Katrina moved ashore over southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi early on August 29, 2005, as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm. With winds of 135 miles per hour (217 kilometers per hour), a powerful storm surge, and heavy rains, Katrina pounded the U.S. Gulf Coast, triggering extensive life-threatening flooding. This GOES image shows the storm as it moved over southern Mississippi at 9:02 a.m. The eye of the storm is due east of New Orleans, Louisiana. Katrina continued to move north into Mississippi, and is expected to track northeast across the United States into Eastern Canada over the next two days. By mid-afternoon on August 29, Katrina had weakened into a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 95 mph (153 km/hr). A mere 24 hours earlier, Katrina had been one of the most powerful storms ever observed in the Atlantic Basin. The above animation tracks the storm's degradation from a Category 5 storm on August 28, to a Category 1 storm on August 29 as the storm spent its fury on Louisiana and Mississippi. The first image in the animation was taken at 7:15 p.m. CDT on August 28. At this time, Katrina was well-organized, with a large eye. The storm had winds of 160 mph (258 km/hr) with stronger gusts and a central pressure of 902 millibars. The lower the air pressure associated with a hurricane, the more powerful the storm tends to be. Since records began, only three storms have ever had lower air pressures. Katrina was a very powerful and extremely dangerous Category 5 storm. As the storm moved north through the night, it weakened slightly into a Category 4 storm before slamming ashore over southeastern Louisiana around 6 a.m. As the storm moved ashore during the day, it gradually lost its distinctive eye and weakened to the Category 1 storm seen in the final frame, taken at 2:45 p.m. on August 29. For more images of Hurricane Katrina, please visit the Natural Hazards [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=13081 ] section of the Earth Observatory. For more information about Katrina, see the National Hurricane Center [ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ ] web site. Images courtesy GOES Project Science Office [ http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ]
Hurricane Katrina
Title Hurricane Katrina
Description Hurricane Katrina moved ashore over southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi early on August 29, 2005, as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm. With winds of 135 miles per hour (217 kilometers per hour), a powerful storm surge, and heavy rains, Katrina pounded the U.S. Gulf Coast, triggering extensive life-threatening flooding. This GOES image shows the storm as it moved over southern Mississippi at 9:02 a.m. The eye of the storm is due east of New Orleans, Louisiana. Katrina continued to move north into Mississippi, and is expected to track northeast across the United States into Eastern Canada over the next two days. By mid-afternoon on August 29, Katrina had weakened into a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 95 mph (153 km/hr). A mere 24 hours earlier, Katrina had been one of the most powerful storms ever observed in the Atlantic Basin. The above animation tracks the storm's degradation from a Category 5 storm on August 28, to a Category 1 storm on August 29 as the storm spent its fury on Louisiana and Mississippi. The first image in the animation was taken at 7:15 p.m. CDT on August 28. At this time, Katrina was well-organized, with a large eye. The storm had winds of 160 mph (258 km/hr) with stronger gusts and a central pressure of 902 millibars. The lower the air pressure associated with a hurricane, the more powerful the storm tends to be. Since records began, only three storms have ever had lower air pressures. Katrina was a very powerful and extremely dangerous Category 5 storm. As the storm moved north through the night, it weakened slightly into a Category 4 storm before slamming ashore over southeastern Louisiana around 6 a.m. As the storm moved ashore during the day, it gradually lost its distinctive eye and weakened to the Category 1 storm seen in the final frame, taken at 2:45 p.m. on August 29. For more images of Hurricane Katrina, please visit the Natural Hazards [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=13081 ] section of the Earth Observatory. For more information about Katrina, see the National Hurricane Center [ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ ] web site. Images courtesy GOES Project Science Office [ http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ]
Hurricane Katrina
Title Hurricane Katrina
Description Hurricane Katrina moved ashore over southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi early on August 29, 2005, as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm. With winds of 135 miles per hour (217 kilometers per hour), a powerful storm surge, and heavy rains, Katrina pounded the U.S. Gulf Coast, triggering extensive life-threatening flooding. This GOES image shows the storm as it moved over southern Mississippi at 9:02 a.m. The eye of the storm is due east of New Orleans, Louisiana. Katrina continued to move north into Mississippi, and is expected to track northeast across the United States into Eastern Canada over the next two days. By mid-afternoon on August 29, Katrina had weakened into a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 95 mph (153 km/hr). A mere 24 hours earlier, Katrina had been one of the most powerful storms ever observed in the Atlantic Basin. The above animation tracks the storm's degradation from a Category 5 storm on August 28, to a Category 1 storm on August 29 as the storm spent its fury on Louisiana and Mississippi. The first image in the animation was taken at 7:15 p.m. CDT on August 28. At this time, Katrina was well-organized, with a large eye. The storm had winds of 160 mph (258 km/hr) with stronger gusts and a central pressure of 902 millibars. The lower the air pressure associated with a hurricane, the more powerful the storm tends to be. Since records began, only three storms have ever had lower air pressures. Katrina was a very powerful and extremely dangerous Category 5 storm. As the storm moved north through the night, it weakened slightly into a Category 4 storm before slamming ashore over southeastern Louisiana around 6 a.m. As the storm moved ashore during the day, it gradually lost its distinctive eye and weakened to the Category 1 storm seen in the final frame, taken at 2:45 p.m. on August 29. For more images of Hurricane Katrina, please visit the Natural Hazards [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=13081 ] section of the Earth Observatory. For more information about Katrina, see the National Hurricane Center [ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ ] web site. Images courtesy GOES Project Science Office [ http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ]
Hurricane Katrina
Title Hurricane Katrina
Description Hurricane Katrina was sprawled across all or part of 16 states at 2:15 p.m. CDT on August 29, 2005, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured this image. After nearly eight hours over land, Katrina was still a Category 1 storm, with winds of 150 kilometers per hour (95 miles per hour) and stronger gusts. In this image, Katrina measures about 1,260 kilometers (780 miles) from east to west and about the same distance from north to south across its center. While most states under its clouds have only experienced rain so far, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida have all been pummeled by furious winds, heavy rain, and a powerful storm surge. Katrina was a strong Category 3 storm when its eye moved ashore earlier in the day. The large image provided above has a resolution of 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response Team provides the image in additional resolutions, including MODIS' maximum resolution of 250 meters per pixel. NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC
Hurricane Katrina Erodes the …
Title Hurricane Katrina Erodes the U.S. Gulf Coast
Description The graceful curve of the Chandeleur Islands resembles a multi-boned spine connecting the Mississippi Gulf coast to the delta of the Mississippi River in Louisiana. Like all barrier islands, the Chandeleur Islands form a thin protective wall between the open sea and the mainland, in this case Louisiana's St. Bernard Parish. The islands absorb the strongest waves, sheltering the mainland during large storms. It is no surprise, then, that barrier islands along the U.S. Gulf Coast changed dramatically in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and no change is as dramatic as that seen in the Chandeleur Islands. Hurricane Katrina's strong winds, storm surge, and battering waves scoured the islands, leaving them reduced or gone altogether. These images of the islands were taken by the Landsat 5 satellite. The top image, taken on September 16, 2005, shows the Mississippi and Alabama coast line, including the line of islands that bore the brunt of Katrina's fury. The lower images show the northern section of the Chandeleur Islands at full resolution. In the 11 months that passed between October 15, 2004, when the right image was taken, and September 16, 2005, when the left image was taken, the islands have wasted away. Barrier islands like the Chandeleur Islands are constantly building, eroding, and shifting under the normal actions of wind and waves. A powerful storm like Katrina can produce changes that otherwise may have taken many years, and most of the change seen here is probably a result of Katrina. Hurricane Dennis also gave the islands a glancing blow on July 10, 2005, and may be responsible for some of the change. The other barrier islands shown in the top image were also scoured by Katrina. The large images show that the Ship Islands [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=13130 ] are now significantly smaller than they were in 2004, and Dauphin Island [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=13132 ] has been cut in two. To read more about Katrina's impact on the Gulf Coast, please visit the United States Geological Survey's Hurricane Katrina Impact Studies [ http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/hurricanes/katrina/ ] page. To learn how NASA technology is contributing to our understanding of coastal erosion, see "LIDAR: In the Wake of the Storm" [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/Lidar/index.html ] on the Earth Observatory. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data provided courtesy of Laura Rocchio, NASA Landsat Project Science Office
Hurricane Katrina Erodes the …
Title Hurricane Katrina Erodes the U.S. Gulf Coast
Description The graceful curve of the Chandeleur Islands resembles a multi-boned spine connecting the Mississippi Gulf coast to the delta of the Mississippi River in Louisiana. Like all barrier islands, the Chandeleur Islands form a thin protective wall between the open sea and the mainland, in this case Louisiana's St. Bernard Parish. The islands absorb the strongest waves, sheltering the mainland during large storms. It is no surprise, then, that barrier islands along the U.S. Gulf Coast changed dramatically in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and no change is as dramatic as that seen in the Chandeleur Islands. Hurricane Katrina's strong winds, storm surge, and battering waves scoured the islands, leaving them reduced or gone altogether. These images of the islands were taken by the Landsat 5 satellite. The top image, taken on September 16, 2005, shows the Mississippi and Alabama coast line, including the line of islands that bore the brunt of Katrina's fury. The lower images show the northern section of the Chandeleur Islands at full resolution. In the 11 months that passed between October 15, 2004, when the right image was taken, and September 16, 2005, when the left image was taken, the islands have wasted away. Barrier islands like the Chandeleur Islands are constantly building, eroding, and shifting under the normal actions of wind and waves. A powerful storm like Katrina can produce changes that otherwise may have taken many years, and most of the change seen here is probably a result of Katrina. Hurricane Dennis also gave the islands a glancing blow on July 10, 2005, and may be responsible for some of the change. The other barrier islands shown in the top image were also scoured by Katrina. The large images show that the Ship Islands [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=13130 ] are now significantly smaller than they were in 2004, and Dauphin Island [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=13132 ] has been cut in two. To read more about Katrina's impact on the Gulf Coast, please visit the United States Geological Survey's Hurricane Katrina Impact Studies [ http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/hurricanes/katrina/ ] page. To learn how NASA technology is contributing to our understanding of coastal erosion, see "LIDAR: In the Wake of the Storm" [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/Lidar/index.html ] on the Earth Observatory. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data provided courtesy of Laura Rocchio, NASA Landsat Project Science Office
Hurricane Katrina Erodes the …
Title Hurricane Katrina Erodes the U.S. Gulf Coast
Description The graceful curve of the Chandeleur Islands resembles a multi-boned spine connecting the Mississippi Gulf coast to the delta of the Mississippi River in Louisiana. Like all barrier islands, the Chandeleur Islands form a thin protective wall between the open sea and the mainland, in this case Louisiana's St. Bernard Parish. The islands absorb the strongest waves, sheltering the mainland during large storms. It is no surprise, then, that barrier islands along the U.S. Gulf Coast changed dramatically in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and no change is as dramatic as that seen in the Chandeleur Islands. Hurricane Katrina's strong winds, storm surge, and battering waves scoured the islands, leaving them reduced or gone altogether. These images of the islands were taken by the Landsat 5 satellite. The top image, taken on September 16, 2005, shows the Mississippi and Alabama coast line, including the line of islands that bore the brunt of Katrina's fury. The lower images show the northern section of the Chandeleur Islands at full resolution. In the 11 months that passed between October 15, 2004, when the right image was taken, and September 16, 2005, when the left image was taken, the islands have wasted away. Barrier islands like the Chandeleur Islands are constantly building, eroding, and shifting under the normal actions of wind and waves. A powerful storm like Katrina can produce changes that otherwise may have taken many years, and most of the change seen here is probably a result of Katrina. Hurricane Dennis also gave the islands a glancing blow on July 10, 2005, and may be responsible for some of the change. The other barrier islands shown in the top image were also scoured by Katrina. The large images show that the Ship Islands [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=13130 ] are now significantly smaller than they were in 2004, and Dauphin Island [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=13132 ] has been cut in two. To read more about Katrina's impact on the Gulf Coast, please visit the United States Geological Survey's Hurricane Katrina Impact Studies [ http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/hurricanes/katrina/ ] page. To learn how NASA technology is contributing to our understanding of coastal erosion, see "LIDAR: In the Wake of the Storm" [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/Lidar/index.html ] on the Earth Observatory. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data provided courtesy of Laura Rocchio, NASA Landsat Project Science Office
Hurricane Katrina Floods the …
Title Hurricane Katrina Floods the Southeastern United States
Description In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, much of New Orleans is under water in the top satellite image, taken on August 30, 2005, at 11:45 a.m. CDT by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite. Early news reports say that as much as 80 percent of the city is flooded after levees failed to hold Katrina's massive storm surge back. The flooding is getting worse as water slowly seeps into the city from Lake Pontchartrain. On Saturday, August 27, 2005, New Orleans formed a tan and green grid sandwiched between the lake shore and the river in the lower image. Three days later, dark pools of water covered the eastern half of the city, and a large section of Lake Pontchartrain ballooned into the region immediately west of the city. Widespread flooding is visible elsewhere in the top image. Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas have nearly blended into a single body of water, separated only by a narrow strip of land. Dark smudges line the rivers flowing into both lakes, a sign that water covers the ground around them. The images are shown in false color to make water visible against the land. Water is black or dark blue where it is colored with mud, vegetation is bright green, and clouds are light blue and white. The large images provided above provide a broader view of the region. They show flooding along the Mississippi and Alabama coast [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=13090 ], particularly around Mobile Bay and parts of coastal Mississippi. The large images are at MODIS' maximum resolution, but both the August 30 and August 27 images are available in additional resolutions from the MODIS Rapid Response Team. NASA images courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC
Hurricane Katrina Floods the …
Title Hurricane Katrina Floods the Southeastern United States
Description The Mississippi River pours into the Gulf of Mexico through the wetlands of Louisiana. Over millennia, the river has deposited sediment into the Gulf, slowly building the long "crow's foot" delta seen here. The delta that took thousands of years to build changed dramatically overnight when Hurricane Katrina blew ashore. On August 31, 2005, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured the top image of the Mississippi River delta. In contrast to the lower image, taken on August 9, 2005, much of the green land is under water. The false-color images show water as black, or dark blue where muddied by sediment, plant-covered land as green, and clouds as pale blue and white. The changes seen in the delta may be a result of temporary flooding brought on by the hurricane's powerful storm surge and heavy rains, or they may be permanent if the storm washed away sections of land. The Mississippi River is clearly swollen in the top image, indicating that the flooding caused by the storm had not subsided by August 31. On the other hand, the water around the delta is blue, clouded with dirt. The dirt could simply be run-off from the floods, or it could be eroded shoreline. The high-resolution images provided above are at MODIS' maximum resolution of 250 meters per pixel. They are available in additional resolutions from the MODIS Rapid Response Team, which provides daily images [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?USA7 ] of the region. NASA images courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC.
Hurricane Katrina Floods the …
Title Hurricane Katrina Floods the Southeastern United States
Description The Mississippi River pours into the Gulf of Mexico through the wetlands of Louisiana. Over millennia, the river has deposited sediment into the Gulf, slowly building the long "crow's foot" delta seen here. The delta that took thousands of years to build changed dramatically overnight when Hurricane Katrina blew ashore. On August 31, 2005, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured the top image of the Mississippi River delta. In contrast to the lower image, taken on August 9, 2005, much of the green land is under water. The false-color images show water as black, or dark blue where muddied by sediment, plant-covered land as green, and clouds as pale blue and white. The changes seen in the delta may be a result of temporary flooding brought on by the hurricane's powerful storm surge and heavy rains, or they may be permanent if the storm washed away sections of land. The Mississippi River is clearly swollen in the top image, indicating that the flooding caused by the storm had not subsided by August 31. On the other hand, the water around the delta is blue, clouded with dirt. The dirt could simply be run-off from the floods, or it could be eroded shoreline. The high-resolution images provided above are at MODIS' maximum resolution of 250 meters per pixel. They are available in additional resolutions from the MODIS Rapid Response Team, which provides daily images [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?USA7 ] of the region. NASA images courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC.
Hurricane Rita
Title Hurricane Rita
Description Rita became a Category 5 hurricane late on September 21, 2005, with sustained wind speeds of 275 kilometers per hour (170 miles per hour), making it the fourth most powerful storm ever measured. It was easing off this strength slightly by mid-day September 22 when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured this image at 12:55 p.m., U.S. Eastern time. The storm bears the markings of a powerful hurricane: it is compact and circular, though clouds have formed in the eye of the storm. This closed or "dirty" eye shape is typical of a storm which has reached its peak strength and is slackening. However, Rita remained a remarkably powerful storm. At the time this image was acquired, Rita had winds of 250 kilometers per hour (155 miles per hour) with gusts as high as 310 km/hr (195 mph). Rita is the second Category 5 storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. The first was Hurricane Katrina, which devastated much of the Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama shoreline when it came ashore on August 29. Rita is expected to weaken slightly before coming ashore over the Texas or Louisiana coastline on September 23 or 24 as a major hurricane (Category 3 or higher). In this photo-like image, the Gulf Coast of the United States frames the open water to the north, while the Yucatan Peninsula is visible to the south. The air just below the cloud banks of Rita is remarkably clear, where wind and pressure patterns caused by the storm have banked polluted air away to the north and west. The large image has a resolution of 250 meters per pixel. It is available in additional resolutions [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/?2005265-0922/Rita.A2005265.1655 ] from the MODIS Rapid Response Team. For more information about Hurricane Rita, please visit the National Hurricane Center [ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ ] web site. NASA image courtesy of Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.
Hurricane Rita
Title Hurricane Rita
Description Rita was building into an extremely dangerous Category 5 hurricane when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured this image at 12:10 p.m., U.S. Eastern time on September 21, 2005. The storm bears the markings of a powerful hurricane: it is compact and circular, with an open eye through which the deep blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico are visible. At the time this image was acquired, Rita had winds of 220 kilometers per hour (140 miles per hour) with gusts to 270 kph (170 mph). Within a few hours, the storm intensified to a Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 265 kph (165 mph). Rita is the second Category 5 storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. The first was Hurricane Katrina, which devastated much of the Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama shoreline when it came ashore on August 29. Rita is expected to weaken slightly before coming ashore over the Texas or Louisiana coastline on September 23 or 24 as a major hurricane (Category 3 or higher). In this photo-like image, the Gulf Coast of the United States frames the open water to the north, while the Yucatan Peninsula is visible to the south. MODIS detected several fires, marked with red dots, burning in the southeastern United States. The fires are probably agricultural fires. The large image has a resolution of 500 meters per pixel. It is available in additional resolutions, including MODIS' maximum resolution of 250 meters per pixel, from the MODIS Rapid Response Team. For more information about Hurricane Rita, please visit the National Hurricane Center [ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ ] web site. NASA image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC
Hurricane Rita
Title Hurricane Rita
Description Hurricane Rita was slowly winding down as it approached the Louisiana and Texas shoreline on September 23, 2005. At 2:05 p.m. U.S. Central time, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured this image, Rita was a dangerous Category 3 storm, down from the near-record-breaking Category 5 hurricane it was on September 21. At its core, Rita had sustained winds of 205 kilometers per hour (125 miles per hour) and stronger gusts. A mere two days earlier, the storm packed wind speeds of 275 kilometers per hour (170 miles per hour), making it the fourth most powerful storm ever measured. In this image, the outer bands of the storm already extend well over Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas, affecting many regions devastated by Hurricane Katrina on August 29. Over the Gulf of Mexico, Rita's well-defined eye has clouded over. This closed or "dirty" eye shape is typical of a storm that has reached its peak strength and is slackening. Though the center of the storm is forecast to come ashore in Texas near the Louisiana border, Rita will likely have a far-reaching effect. The massive storm has hurricane-strength winds that reach 140 kilometers (85 miles) from the eye, with weaker tropical-storm-strength winds that extend as far as 335 kilometers (205 miles) from the storm's center. Rita will also bring heavy rain—up to 20 inches in some locations, the National Hurricane Center [ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ ] warns—high tides, and battering waves. For more images of Hurricane Rita, please visit the Natural Hazards [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=13158 ] section of the Earth Observatory. For more information about Rita, see the National Hurricane Center [ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ ]. The large image provided above has a resolution of 500 meters per pixel. The image is available in additional resolutions [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/?2005266-0923/Rita.A2005266.1910 ], including MODIS' maximum resolution of 250 meters per pixel, from the MODIS Rapid Response Team. NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC
Tropical Storm Cindy
Title Tropical Storm Cindy
Description Tropical Storm Cindy was preparing to make landfall over southeastern Louisiana on July 5, 2005, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured this image. At the time, National Hurricane Center [ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ ] reported the storm to have winds of 70 miles per hour, just 4 miles per hour under hurricane status. After coming ashore near the mouth of the Mississippi River, Cindy moved northeast, drenching Alabama with rain. Though the storm left thousands without power and triggered some flooding, no serious damage has been reported. The large image provided above is at MODIS' maximum resolution of 250 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response Team provides the image in additional resolutions [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/?2005186-0705/Cindy.A2005186.1910 ]. NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC
SSC engineers mentor FIRST R …
Title SSC engineers mentor FIRST Robotics teams
Description Engineers from SSC mentor teams of students from Mississippi and Louisiana competing in the FIRST Robotics Competition.
Date 04.01.2005
Hurricane Katrina Floods the …
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MissDelta_AMO_2005221
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date 2005-08-31
creator NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day
identifier MissDelta_AMO_2005221
Chandeleur Islands: Image of …
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Chandeleur_L5_2005259
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date 2005-09-16
creator NASA -- NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data provided courtesy of Laura Rocchio, NASA Landsat Project Science Office
identifier Chandeleur_L5_2005259
Hurricane Rita: Natural Haza …
nasa, nasanaturalhazards
After forming east of the Tu …
rita_trmm_18-26sep05
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date 2005-09-26
creator NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day
identifier rita_trmm_18-26sep05
Katrina Damage to Gulf Coast …
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Besides its destruction to h …
gulfcoast_ap_2005
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date 2005
creator NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day
identifier gulfcoast_ap_2005
Hurricane Katrina: Natural H …
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katrina_trmm_23-31aug05
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date 2005-08-31
creator NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day
identifier katrina_trmm_23-31aug05
Subsidence in New Orleans: I …
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Most people know that New Or …
ge_06623
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date 2005
creator NASA -- Image adapted from Dixon et al., 2006.
identifier ge_06623
Hurricane Rita: Natural Haza …
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Rita became a Category 5 hur …
Rita.A2005265.1655
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date 2005-09-22
creator NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day
identifier Rita.A2005265.1655
Hurricane Rita: Natural Haza …
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Rita was building into an ex …
Rita_TMO_2005264
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date 2005-09-21
creator NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day
identifier Rita_TMO_2005264
Lake Pontchartrain: Image of …
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pontchartrain_amo_11feb05
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date 2005-02-11
creator NASA -- NASA images created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, usind data obtained courtesy the rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.
identifier pontchartrain_amo_11feb05
Hurricane Katrina Floods the …
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Louisiana_TMO_2005247
mediatype IMAGE
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date 2005-09-04
creator NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day
identifier Louisiana_TMO_2005247
Hurricane Katrina Arrives: I …
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katrina_goe_2005241
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date 2005-08-29
creator NASA -- Images courtesy GOES goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Project Science Office
identifier katrina_goe_2005241
Hurricane Rita: Image of the …
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Hurricane Rita was slowly wi …
Rita_AMO_2005266
mediatype IMAGE
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date 2005-09-23
creator NASA -- NASA image courtesy of Jeff Schmaltz, rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.
identifier Rita_AMO_2005266
Hurricane Katrina: Natural H …
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Hurricane Katrina was sprawl …
Katrina_AMO_2005241
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date 2005-08-29
creator NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day
identifier Katrina_AMO_2005241
Flooding in the Aftermath of …
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Title Flooding in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
Original Caption Released with Image These views of the Louisiana and Mississippi regions were acquired before and one day after Katrina made landfall along the Gulf of Mexico coast, and highlight many of the changes to the rivers and vegetation that occurred between the two views. The images were acquired by NASA's Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) on August 14 and August 30, 2005. These multiangular, multispectral false-color composites were created using red band data from MISR's 46° backward and forward-viewing cameras, and near-infrared data from MISR's nadir camera. Such a display causes water bodies and inundated soil to appear in blue and purple hues, and highly vegetated areas to appear bright green. The scene differentiation is a result of both spectral effects (living vegetation is highly reflective at near-infrared wavelengths whereas water is absorbing) and of angular effects (wet surfaces preferentially forward scatter sunlight). The two images were processed identically and extend from the regions of Greenville, Mississippi (upper left) to Mobile Bay, Alabama (lower right). There are numerous rivers along the Mississippi coast that were not apparent in the pre-Katrina image, the most dramatic of these is a new inlet in the Pascagoula River that was not apparent before Katrina. The post-Katrina flooding along the edges of Lake Pontchartrain and the city of New Orleans is also apparent. In addition, the agricultural lands along the Mississippi floodplain in the upper left exhibit stronger near-infrared brightness before Katrina. After Katrina, many of these agricultural areas exhibit a stronger signal to MISR's oblique cameras, indicating the presence of inundated soil throughout the floodplain. Note that clouds appear in a different spot for each view angle due to a parallax effect resulting from their height above the surface. The Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer observes the daylit Earth continuously, viewing the entire globe between 82° north and 82° south latitude every nine days. Each image covers an area of about 380 kilometers by 410 kilometers. The data products were generated from a portion of the imagery acquired during Terra orbits 30091 and 30324 and utilize data from blocks 64-67 within World Reference System-2 path 22. MISR was built and is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, DC. The Terra satellite is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. JPL is managed for NASA by the California Institute of Technology.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - …
Description KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - This snail was photographed near the NASA Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility. It appears to have the characteristics of the ?Rosy Predator Snail,? which is found in Southeastern Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and is widespread in Florida including the Keys. It is usually found singly in hardwood forests, roadsides and urban gardens. The Shuttle Landing Facility backs up to the Banana Creek and surrounding marshes.
Release Date 08/24/2005
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