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Cyclones in the Pacific
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Cyclones in the Pacific |
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The MODIS instrument onboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured this true-color image of Tropical Cyclones Olaf and Nancy in the South Pacific Ocean on February 16 at 1:10 UTC. At the time this image was taken, both cyclones were packing winds of up to 250 kmh (155 mph) and were buffeting the outlying islands of Samoa, American Samoa and the Cook islands, but had so far caused little damage and no injuries. The centre of cyclone Olaf was about 150 kilometers (93 miles) northwest of Samoa's main island of Savai'i and was moving at 15 km an hour. The centre of cyclone Nancy, a category 3 storm, had already passed over the southern Cook Island atolls of Aitutaki and Mitiaro and was about 100 kilometers (62 miles) northeast of the main island of Rarotonga. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at additional resolutions and formats. NASA image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. |
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Tropical Cyclone Dovi
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Tropical Cyclone Dovi |
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Located roughly 1300 km southeast of Samoa in the Pacific Ocean, Tropical Cyclone Dovi is packing a punch with sustained winds at an impressive 157 km per hour (98 mph). On Feb. 10, 2003, the storm was tracking due south, however, and appeared headed for oblivion over the cold waters of the South Pacific. This true-color image of the storm was acquired on February 9, 2003, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA?s Terra satellite. The high-resolution image available here is 500 meters per pixel. Visit the MODIS Rapid Response Team, for a copy of this scene at MODIS? full resolution of 250 meters per pixel. Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC |
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Tropical Cyclone Dovi: Natur
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
Located roughly 1300 km sout
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Dovi_TMO2003040
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2003-02-09 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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Dovi_TMO2003040 |
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Cyclones in the Pacific: Nat
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
The MODIS instrument onboard
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Olaf_Nancy_2005047
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2005-02-16 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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Upolu Island, Western Samoa
PIA02854
Sol (our sun)
AirSAR
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Upolu Island, Western Samoa |
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Island nations in the South Pacific Ocean experience natural disasters associated with typhoons, and with their proximity to the Pacific Ocean's "Ring of Fire." This radar image shows most of the northern coast of the island of Upolu in the nation of Western Samoa. Disaster managers use digital elevation models (DEMs) generated from radar data to assist in research toward disaster mitigation and management. Geologists also use DEM data of volcanic features, such as the line of circular craters in this image, to study eruption rates and volumes, and volcanic landform evolution. The capital of Western Samoa, Apia, is in the lower left of the image. Angular black areas in the image are areas where steep topography causes holes in the data, these holes can be filled in by collecting data at other look directions. Color represents topography and intensity represents across-section of the radar backscatter. Since rough areas return more of the incident signal, they appear brighter on the image than relatively smooth areas, such as the ocean surface , along the left side of the image. This image was acquired by the AIRborne Synthetic Aperture (AIRSAR) radar instrument aboard a DC-8 aircraft operated out of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center. AIRSAR collects fully polarimetric data at three wavelengths, C-band(0.057 meter), L-band (0.25 meter) and P-band (0.68 meter). AIRSAR also collects cross-track and along track interferometric data that results in topographic measurements and motion detection, respectively. This image was collected during the Pacific Rim mission, a three-month mission from July to October 2000 that collected data at over 200 sites in eighteen countries and territories around the Pacific Rim. AIRSAR is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, for NASA's Earth Science Enterprise,Washington, D.C. Size: 10 km (6.2 miles) x 63 km (37.3 miles) Location: 14.16 deg. North lat., 171.75 deg. West Orientation: North towards the left side of image Date Acquired: August 10, 2000 |
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Upolu Island, Western Samoa
PIA02853
Sol (our sun)
AirSAR
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Upolu Island, Western Samoa |
| Original Caption Released with Image |
Island nations in the South Pacific Ocean experience natural disasters associated with typhoons, and with their proximity to the Pacific Ocean's "Ring of Fire." This radar image shows the western end of the island of Upolu in the nation of Western Samoa. Disaster managers use digital elevation models (DEMs) generated from radar data to assist in research toward disaster mitigation and management. Geologists also use DEM data of volcanic features, such as the circular craters in this image, to study eruption rates and volumes, and volcanic landform evolution. Black areas near the top of the image are areas where steep topography causes holes in the data, these holes can be filled in by collecting data at other look directions. Color represents topography and intensity represents across-section of the radar backscatter. Since rough areas return more of the incident signal, they appear brighter on the image than relatively smooth areas, such as the ocean surface at the top of the image. This image was acquired by the AIRborne Synthetic Aperture (AIRSAR) radar instrument aboard a DC-8 aircraft operated out of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center. AIRSAR collects fully polarimetric data at three wavelengths, C-band(0.057 meter), L-band (0.25 meter) and P-band (0.68 meter). AIRSAR also collects cross-track and along track interferometric data that results in topographic measurements and motion detection, respectively. This image was collected during the Pacific Rim mission, a three-month mission from July to October 2000 that collected data at over 200 sites in eighteen countries and territories around the Pacific Rim. AIRSAR is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, for NASA's Earth Science Enterprise,Washington, D.C. Size: 10 km (6.2 miles) x 10 km (6.2 miles) Location: 14.02 deg. North lat., 171.52 deg. West Orientation: North at top Date Acquired: August 10, 2000 |
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Astronaut Alan Bean assisted
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Astronaut Alan Bean assisted with egressing command module after landing |
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Astronaut Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot, is assisted with egressing the Apollo 12 Command Module by a U.S. Navy underwater demolition team swimmer during recovery operations in the Pacific Ocean. Already in the life raft are Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr., commander, and Richard F. Gordon Jr., command module pilot. The Apollo 12 splashdown occured at 2:58 p.m., November 24, 1969 near American Samoa. |
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1969-11-24 |
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Apollo 12 Command Module nea
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Apollo 12 Command Module nears splashdown in the Pacific Ocean |
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The Apollo 12 Command Module, with Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr., Richard F. Gordon Jr., and Alan L. Bean aboard, nears splashdown in the Pacific Ocean to conclude the second lunar landing mission. The Apollo 12 splashdown occurred at 2:58 p.m., November 24, 1969, near American Samoa. |
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1969-11-24 |
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Apollo 14 Command Module app
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Apollo 14 Command Module approaches touchdown in South Pacific Ocean |
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The Apollo 14 Command Module, with Astronauts Alan B. Shepard JR., Stuart A. Roosa, and Edgar D. Mitchell aboard, approaches touchdown in the South Pacific Ocean to end a ten-day lunar landing mission. The splashdown occured at 3:04:39 p.m., February 9, 1971, approximately 765 nautical miles south of American Samoa. |
| Date Taken |
1971-02-09 |
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Apollo 14 Command Module app
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Apollo 14 Command Module approaches touchdown in South Pacific Ocean |
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The Apollo 14 Command Module splashes down and two of its three main parachutes can be seen collapsing, as the ten-day lunar landing mission comes to an end. The splashdown occured at 3:04:39 p.m., February 9, 1971, approximately 765 nautical miles south of American Samoa. |
| Date Taken |
1971-02-09 |
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Apollo 17 command module in
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Apollo 17 command module in South Pacific Ocean before recovery operations |
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A water-level view of the Apollo 17 command module floating in the Pacific following splashdown and prior to recovery. The prime recovery ship, U.S.S. Ticonderoga, is in the background. A U.S. Navy UDT swimmer stands on the flotation collar. Apollo 17 splashdown occured at 1:24:59 p.m., December 19, 1972, about 350 nautical miles southeast of Samoa. |
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1972-12-19 |
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