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August 7, 2020

ARIA Damage Map: Beirut Explosion Aftermath

August 7, 2020

ARIA Damage Map: Beirut Explosion Aftermath

NASAs ARIA team, in collaboration with the Earth Observatory of Singapore, used satellite data to map the extent of likely damage following a massive explosion in Beirut.
August 3, 2020

ECOSTRESS Spies Apple Fire's Smoke Plume

August 3, 2020

ECOSTRESS Spies Apple Fire's Smoke Plume

This ECOSTRESS observation shows the burn area and smoke plume created by the Apple fire that was raging in Southern California on Aug. 1, 2020.
August 3, 2020

ECOSTRESS Gauges the Apple Fire's Temperature From Space

August 3, 2020

ECOSTRESS Gauges the Apple Fire's Temperature From Space

This ECOSTRESS temperature map shows the dry vegetation surrounding the Apple fire that was raging in Southern California on Aug. 1, 2020.
July 30, 2020

Nishinoshima Volcano, Japan

July 30, 2020

Nishinoshima Volcano, Japan

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows an ash and steam plume emanating from the central crater of Nishinoshima, a small volcanic island located about 1000 km south of Tokyo, Japan.
July 27, 2020

AIRS Captures Hurricane Douglas

July 27, 2020

AIRS Captures Hurricane Douglas

NASAs AIRS instrument captured this image of Hurricane Douglas at 1:53 a.m. local time on July 26, 2020, as the storm swept towards the Hawaiian Islands.
July 27, 2020

AIRS Captures Tropical Storm Hanna

July 27, 2020

AIRS Captures Tropical Storm Hanna

NASAs AIRS instrument captured this image of Tropical Storm Hanna at 1:35 a.m. local time on July 26, 2020, as the storm swept over southern Texas and northeastern Mexico.
July 16, 2020

Mount Whaleback Iron Ore Mine, Australia

July 16, 2020

Mount Whaleback Iron Ore Mine, Australia

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the Mount Whaleback open pit iron ore mine, located 6 km west of the town of Newman in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
July 10, 2020

Tropical Storm Fay 2020

July 10, 2020

Tropical Storm Fay 2020

NASAs AIRS instrument captured this image of Tropical Storm Fay around 2 p.m. local time on July 10, 2020, as the storm swept through New England.
July 6, 2020

Al Jowf, Saudi Arabia

July 6, 2020

Al Jowf, Saudi Arabia

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the Al Jowf Province in northwestern Saudi Arabia, 30 years after the area has grown from 22 center-pivot irrigated fields to thousands.
June 30, 2020

Arizona Bighorn Fire 2020

June 30, 2020

Arizona Bighorn Fire 2020

NASAs ASTER instrument imaged areas burned by the Bighorn Fire north of Tucson, Arizona, on June 29. Vegetation is shown in red and burned areas are shown in dark gray.
June 22, 2020

Berlin-Brandenburg Airport, Germany

June 22, 2020

Berlin-Brandenburg Airport, Germany

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Berlins old Tegel airport, soon to be replaced in by a new airport, Berlin-Brandenburg, located 19 km southeast of the city in Schönefeld.
June 16, 2020

Sangay Volcano, Ecuador

June 16, 2020

Sangay Volcano, Ecuador

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Sangay Volcano, Ecuador, which erupted in early June, sending lava flows and pyroclastic flows down its southeastern flank.
May 18, 2020

Mount St. Helens, Washington

May 18, 2020

Mount St. Helens, Washington

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Mount St. Helens, Washington, just after its eruption on May 18, 1980, 40 years ago.
May 6, 2020

Dneiper River, Ukraine

May 6, 2020

Dneiper River, Ukraine

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the many meanders and abandoned paleochannels of the Dneiper River in the Ukraine.
May 1, 2020

Ukraine Fires, Russia

May 1, 2020

Ukraine Fires, Russia

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows fires near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine April 4, 2020.
April 15, 2020

White Smoker Ocean Vents

April 15, 2020

White Smoker Ocean Vents

A seafloor vent spews mineral-rich water into the ocean and serves as an energy hub for living creatures.
April 10, 2020

Nordlingen, Germany

April 10, 2020

Nordlingen, Germany

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the town of Nordlingen in southern Germany with its circular 14th century walls.
March 30, 2020

Nishinoshima Volcano, Japan

March 30, 2020

Nishinoshima Volcano, Japan

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Nishinoshima Volcano, a small volcanic island located about 1000 km south of Tokyo.
March 10, 2020

Salta Province, Argentina

March 10, 2020

Salta Province, Argentina

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows that in northern Argentinas Salta province, the chaco forests, made up of shrubs and hardwood trees, once thrived in the region.
March 6, 2020

NASA's OCO-2 Instrument Measures Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

March 6, 2020

NASA's OCO-2 Instrument Measures Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

A spatial map of the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) below NASAs Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite as it flew over Las Vegas on Feb. 8, 2018.
March 2, 2020

Popocatepetl Volcano, Mexico

March 2, 2020

Popocatepetl Volcano, Mexico

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Popocatepetl, Mexicos most active volcano, erupted on February 23, sending blocks and bombs down the volcanos flanks, and emitting an ash column 1 km above the summit.
February 24, 2020

Lake Mashu, Japan

February 24, 2020

Lake Mashu, Japan

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Japans Lake Mashu on Hokkaido Island, one of the clearest lakes in the world.
February 13, 2020

Niepolmice Forest, Poland

February 13, 2020

Niepolmice Forest, Poland

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the Niepolmice Forest in Poland, consisting of six nature reserves.
February 4, 2020

The ECOSTRESS Mission Spots Plants as They Wake Up

February 4, 2020

The ECOSTRESS Mission Spots Plants as They Wake Up

NASAs ECOSTRESS sensor shows plants waking up near Lake Superior. The data was acquired by ECOSTRESS during the summer season.
February 3, 2020

Gorj Province, Romania

February 3, 2020

Gorj Province, Romania

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows southwest Romania where the rivers draining the Transylvanian Alps have incised the rough topography of the foothills.
January 29, 2020

Payun Volcanoes, Argentina

January 29, 2020

Payun Volcanoes, Argentina

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Payun Matru, a large shield volcano capped by a caldera, located in the Andean Volcanic Belt in Argentina.
January 15, 2020

ARIA Maps Damage of Western Puerto Rico After Quakes

January 15, 2020

ARIA Maps Damage of Western Puerto Rico After Quakes

NASAs ARIA team mapped damage in southwestern Puerto Rico following a 6.4-magnitude quake and hundreds of aftershocks. Guanica, west of the city of Ponce, was particularly hard-hit.
January 10, 2020

Puerto Rico Quake Damage Visible From Space

January 10, 2020

Puerto Rico Quake Damage Visible From Space

This map shows ground changes, or displacement, on the eastern two-thirds of Puerto Rico following a 6.4-magnitude earthquake.
January 8, 2020

Cuatro Cienegas Basin, Mexico

January 8, 2020

Cuatro Cienegas Basin, Mexico

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the Cuatro Cienegas Basin, in the northern Mexican state of Cohuilla.
December 16, 2019

Mars 2020 Makes Tracks for the Red Planet in the Mars Yard

December 16, 2019

Mars 2020 Makes Tracks for the Red Planet in the Mars Yard

An engineering model of NASAs Mars 2020 rover makes tracks during a driving test in the Mars Yard, at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
December 16, 2019

Mississippi River

December 16, 2019

Mississippi River

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows that the Mississippi River continually evolves and changes course over time.
November 26, 2019

Anti-Atlas Mtns., Morocco

November 26, 2019

Anti-Atlas Mtns., Morocco

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco, formed as a result of the collision of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates about 80 million years ago.

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