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Fires Across Southern United
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Fires Across Southern United States |
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On March 12, 2004, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite captured this image of dozens of fires burning across the Southeast. Fires, marked with red, are present in every state pictured: (top row to bottom row, left to right) Tennessee, North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida. Most of us don?t think of late winter as fire season in the United States, but according to the Southern Coordination Center for the National Interagency Fire Center, just over 993,000 acres had been affected by fire in the Southern region as of March 23, 2004: 11,936 human-caused fires affected 130,385 acres, 18 lightning-caused fire affected 225 acres, and 1,084 prescribed fires (those set by land management agencies for natural resource management purposes) affected 862,772 acres. The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at additional resolutions. Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-GSFC |
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Flooding in Northeast Arkans
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Flooding in Northeast Arkansas |
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*Flooding in Northeast Arkansas* Heavy rains in northwestern Arkansas are beginning to cause flooding downstream in northeastern Arkansas. The White River, a tributary of the Mississippi River, appeared flooded in this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] (MODIS) image, acquired by the Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov/ ] satellite on April 27, 2004. Blue patches of water line the river, which is barely visible in an image acquired just ten days earlier. On the right side of the image, the Mississippi River forms Arkansas? eastern border with Tennessee. A narrow strip of Missouri is visible along the top of the images. The high resolution images are at MODIS? maximum resolution of 250 meters per pixel. Both the April 27 [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/?2004118-0427/Arkansas.A2004118.1925.721 ] and the April 17 [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/?2004108-0417/Arkansas.A2004108.1710.721 ] images are available in additional resolutions. Vegetation colors these false color images bright green. Clouds appear light blue. Image courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC |
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Flooding in Northeast Arkans
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| Title |
Flooding in Northeast Arkansas |
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*Flooding in Northeast Arkansas* Heavy rains in northwestern Arkansas are beginning to cause flooding downstream in northeastern Arkansas. The White River, a tributary of the Mississippi River, appeared flooded in this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] (MODIS) image, acquired by the Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov/ ] satellite on April 27, 2004. Blue patches of water line the river, which is barely visible in an image acquired just ten days earlier. On the right side of the image, the Mississippi River forms Arkansas? eastern border with Tennessee. A narrow strip of Missouri is visible along the top of the images. The high resolution images are at MODIS? maximum resolution of 250 meters per pixel. Both the April 27 [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/?2004118-0427/Arkansas.A2004118.1925.721 ] and the April 17 [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/?2004108-0417/Arkansas.A2004108.1710.721 ] images are available in additional resolutions. Vegetation colors these false color images bright green. Clouds appear light blue. Image courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC |
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Floods Across the Southeaste
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Floods Across the Southeastern United States |
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A bulge of water fills the Tennessee River at the point where the river turns north and enters Tennessee after flowing through Alabama. The river was swollen on December 12, 2004, after several days of heavy rain in the southeastern United States. The effects of the rain are visible in other rivers and lakes across the region. Mississippi's Sardis and Enid Lakes and Yacona River were all much fuller than normal on December 12, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite acquired the top image. Smudges of blue along the White River in Arkansas also reveal flooding. Images courtesy MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC. Both the December 12 and December 3 images are available in multiple resolutions up to MODIS? maximum resolution of 250 meters per pixel. |
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Floods Across the Southeaste
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Floods Across the Southeastern United States |
| Description |
A bulge of water fills the Tennessee River at the point where the river turns north and enters Tennessee after flowing through Alabama. The river was swollen on December 12, 2004, after several days of heavy rain in the southeastern United States. The effects of the rain are visible in other rivers and lakes across the region. Mississippi's Sardis and Enid Lakes and Yacona River were all much fuller than normal on December 12, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite acquired the top image. Smudges of blue along the White River in Arkansas also reveal flooding. Images courtesy MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC. Both the December 12 and December 3 images are available in multiple resolutions up to MODIS? maximum resolution of 250 meters per pixel. |
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Sub-Zero Temperatures across
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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In the second week of Januar
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lst_jan9-16_2004
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2004-01-09 |
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NASA -- Image by the Earth Observatory Team, based on data from Dr. Zhengming Wan, MODIS Land Surface Temperature Product Principal Investigator. |
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lst_jan9-16_2004 |
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Fires Across Southern United
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
On March 12, 2004, the modis
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Georgia.AMOA2004072
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IMAGE |
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2004-03-12 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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Georgia.AMOA2004072 |
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Floods Across the Southeaste
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
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Tennessee_TMO_2004347
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2004-12-12 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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Tennessee_TMO_2004347 |
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Flooding in Northeast Arkans
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
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2004-04-27 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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modis_arkansas_17_27apr04 |
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Flooding in Northeast Arkans
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
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modis_arkansas_17_27apr04
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2004-04-27 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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modis_arkansas_17_27apr04 |
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Snow in Time for the Solstic
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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In mid-December, the weather
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S2004355180211
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2004-12-20 |
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NASA -- Image courtesy the seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEAWIFS.html SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE |
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S2004355180211 |
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A Hole in 'Tennessee'
PIA06287
Sol (our sun)
Microscopic Imager
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A Hole in 'Tennessee' |
| Original Caption Released with Image |
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity took the images that make up this mosaic with its microscopic imager on sol 139 (June 14, 2004). The target is a rock called "Tennessee," which was drilled into by the rover's rock abrasion tool. This particular grind is the deepest performed so far during the mission. The hole is 8.12 millimeters (0.32 inches) deep and took two hours and four minutes to create. The previous record was a 7.23-millimeter-deep (0.28-inch-deep) hole dug on sol 86 (April 21, 2004) on the feature dubbed "Pilbara," located in Meridiani's "Fram Crater." |
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Opportunity Leaves a Trail o
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PIA06719
Sol (our sun)
Navigation Camera
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Opportunity Leaves a Trail of 'Rat' Holes |
| Original Caption Released with Image |
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's rock abrasion tool, known informally as the "Rat," has nibbled seven holes into the slope of "Endurance Crater." This image from the rover's navigation camera was released previously (PIA06716) without the Rat holes labeled so that viewers could try to find the holes themselves. Here, the holes have been identified. Starting from the uppermost pictured (closest to the crater rim) to the lowest, the Rat hole targets are: "Tennessee,""Cobblehill,""Virginia,""London,""Grindstone,""Kettlestone," and "Drammensfjorden." These holes were drilled on sols 138 (June 13, 2004), 143 (June 18), 145 (June 20), 148 (June 23), 151 (June 26), 153 (June 28) and 161 (July 7), respectively. Each hole is 4.5 centimeters (1.8 inches) in diameter. |
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Spirit Traverse Map, Sol 404
PIA07393
Sol (our sun)
Mars Orbiter Camera
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Spirit Traverse Map, Sol 404 |
| Original Caption Released with Image |
Figure 1 NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit drove a total of 4,143 meters (2.57 miles) between its landing in January 2004 and its 404th martian day, or sol (Feb. 20, 2005). This map on an image taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera on NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows the course the rover drove during that time. The rover has recently been approaching a ridge overlooking "Tennessee Valley" on the north flank of "Husband Hill." |
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Spirit Traverse Map, Sol 404
PIA07393
Sol (our sun)
Mars Orbiter Camera
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Spirit Traverse Map, Sol 404 |
| Original Caption Released with Image |
Figure 1 NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit drove a total of 4,143 meters (2.57 miles) between its landing in January 2004 and its 404th martian day, or sol (Feb. 20, 2005). This map on an image taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera on NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows the course the rover drove during that time. The rover has recently been approaching a ridge overlooking "Tennessee Valley" on the north flank of "Husband Hill." |
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'Tennessee' Clues
PIA06277
Sol (our sun)
Panoramic Camera
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'Tennessee' Clues |
| Original Caption Released with Image |
This false-color image shows the area within "Endurance Crater," currently being investigated by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. The rover is inspecting a hole it drilled into a flat rock (center) dubbed "Tennessee," which scientists believe may be made up of the same evaporite-rich materials as those found in "Eagle Crater." The overall geography inside Endurance is more complex than scientists anticipated, with at least three distinct bands of rock visible in front of the rover. Scientists hope to investigate the second and third layers of rock for more clues to Mars' history. This image was taken on sol 133 (June 8, 2004) with the rover's panoramic camera, using the 750-, 530- and 430-nanometer filters. |
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'Endurance' From the Inside
PIA06270
Sol (our sun)
Hazard Identification Camera
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'Endurance' From the Inside |
| Original Caption Released with Image |
This image taken by the hazard-avoidance camera on sol 137 (June 12, 2004) shows the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's rear view from its new position about 5 meters (16 feet) inside "Endurance Crater." The rover is currently investigating a flat rock dubbed "Tennessee," which scientists believe may be made up of the same evaporite-rich materials as those found in "Eagle Crater." |
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Color View of a 'Rat' Hole T
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PIA06728
Sol (our sun)
Panoramic Camera
| Title |
Color View of a 'Rat' Hole Trail Inside 'Endurance' |
| Original Caption Released with Image |
This view from the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's panoramic camera is an approximately true color rendering of the first seven holes that the rover's rock abrasion tool dug on the inner slope of "Endurance Crater." The rover was about 12 meters (about 39 feet) down into the crater when it acquired the images combined into this mosaic. The view is looking back toward the rim of the crater, with the rover's tracks visible. The tailings around the holes drilled by the rock abrasion tool, or "Rat," show evidence for fine-grained red hematite similar to what was observed months earlier in "Eagle Crater" outcrop holes. Starting from the uppermost pictured (closest to the crater rim) to the lowest, the rock abrasion tool hole targets are called "Tennessee,""Cobblehill,""Virginia,""London,""Grindstone,""Kettlestone," and "Drammensfjorden." Opportunity drilled these holes on sols 138 (June 13, 2004), 143 (June 18), 145 (June 20), 148 (June 23), 151 (June 26), 153 (June 28) and 161 (July 7), respectively. Each hole is 4.5 centimeters (1.8 inches) in diameter. This image was generated using the panoramic camera's 750-, 530-, and 430-nanometer filters. It was taken on sol 173 (July 19). |
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False-Color View of a 'Rat'
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PIA06727
Sol (our sun)
Panoramic Camera
| Title |
False-Color View of a 'Rat' Hole Trail |
| Original Caption Released with Image |
This view from the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's panoramic camera is a false-color composite rendering of the first seven holes that the rover's rock abrasion tool dug on the inner slope of "Endurance Crater." The rover was about 12 meters (about 39 feet) down into the crater when it acquired the images combined into this mosaic. The view is looking back toward the rim of the crater, with the rover's tracks visible. The tailings around the holes drilled by the rock abrasion tool, or "Rat," show evidence for fine-grained red hematite similar to what was observed months earlier in "Eagle Crater" outcrop holes. Last week, viewers were asked to try seeing as many holes as they could from a black-and-white, navigation-camera image (PIA06716). Most viewers will find it far easier to see the seven holes in this exaggerated color image, the same is true for scientists who are studying the holes from millions of miles away. Starting from the uppermost pictured (closest to the crater rim) to the lowest, the rock abrasion tool hole targets are called "Tennessee,""Cobblehill,""Virginia,""London,""Grindstone,""Kettlestone," and "Drammensfjorden." Opportunity drilled these holes on sols 138 (June 13, 2004), 143 (June 18), 145 (June 20), 148 (June 23), 151 (June 26), 153 (June 28) and 161 (July 7), respectively. Each hole is 4.5 centimeters (1.8 inches) in diameter. This image was generated using the panoramic camera's 750-, 530-, and 430-nanometer filters. It was taken on sol 173 (July 19). |
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Three male and one female hooded mergansers swim in the quicksilver water of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which shares a boundary with Kennedy Space Center. Usually found from Alaska and Canada south to Nebraska, Oregon and Tennessee, hooded mergansers winter south to Mexico and the Gulf Coast, including KSC. The open water of the refuge provides wintering areas for 23 species of migratory waterfowl, as well as a year-round home for great blue herons, great egrets, wood storks, cormorants, brown pelicans and other species of marsh and shore birds. The 92,000-acre refuge is also habitat for more than 310 species of birds, 25 mammals, 117 fishes and 65 amphibians and reptiles. |
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01/08/2004 |
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