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October 19, 2020

Gravity Wave Detectors

October 19, 2020

Gravity Wave Detectors

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows three super-sensitive gravitational wave-detection systems in America and Europe. The two American LIGO systems are located near Livingston, LA and near Hanford, WA. The European VIRGO system is located near Pisa, Italy.
October 2, 2020

NASA's ECOSTRESS Images California Wildfires From Space

October 2, 2020

NASA's ECOSTRESS Images California Wildfires From Space

Throughout the month of September 2020, NASAs ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) imaged multiple wildfires across the state of California.
September 24, 2020

Aldan, Siberia, Russia

September 24, 2020

Aldan, Siberia, Russia

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Aldan, the administrative center of the Aldansky District in Siberia, Russia. It was founded in 1923 after discovery of rich gold and uranium deposits.
September 23, 2020

OASIS Study Project (Illustration)

September 23, 2020

OASIS Study Project (Illustration)

The OASIS project seeks to study fresh water aquifers in the desert as well as ice sheets in places like Greenland. This illustration shows what a satellite with a proposed radar instrument for the mission could look like.
September 15, 2020

Tao-Rusyr Volcano, Kuril Islands

September 15, 2020

Tao-Rusyr Volcano, Kuril Islands

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the Kuril Islands, a volcanic archipelago, stretching 1300 km from Hokkaido, Japan to Kamchatka, Russia.
September 15, 2020

NASA's UAVSAR Flights Observe California Fires

September 15, 2020

NASA's UAVSAR Flights Observe California Fires

A NASA aircraft equipped with Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAVSAR) flew above California fires on Sept. 3 and 10 to examine the ground below.
September 14, 2020

NASA's AIRS Instrument Monitors Carbon Monoxide From California Wildfires

September 14, 2020

NASA's AIRS Instrument Monitors Carbon Monoxide From California Wildfires

This visualization shows a three-day average of carbon monoxide concentrations, from Sept. 6 to14, in the atmosphere over California due to wildfires. Higher concentrations of the gas appear as red and orange regions.
September 8, 2020

NASA's ECOSTRESS Takes Surface Temperature Around California Fires

September 8, 2020

NASA's ECOSTRESS Takes Surface Temperature Around California Fires

On Sept. 6, NASAs ECOSTRESS imaged active fires across California, including the El Dorado fire near Yucaipa and the Valley fire in Japatul Valley in the southern part of the state.
September 2, 2020

NASA Instrument Tracks Power Plant Methane Emissions

September 2, 2020

NASA Instrument Tracks Power Plant Methane Emissions

These three images show concentrations of methane in a natural gas plume relative to background air measured by AVIRIS-NG, overlaid on true-color land surface images.
September 1, 2020

ASTER Gets a Birdseye View of the Carmel and River Fire Burn Areas

September 1, 2020

ASTER Gets a Birdseye View of the Carmel and River Fire Burn Areas

Captured by the ASTER instrument aboard NASAs Terra satellite, this false-color map shows the burn area of the River and Carmel fires in Monterey County, California.
August 27, 2020

NASA's ECOSTRESS Sees Fire-Induced Tornado From Space

August 27, 2020

NASA's ECOSTRESS Sees Fire-Induced Tornado From Space

This ECOSTRESS has imaged a temperature profile of an area surrounding a fire-induced tornado in Loyalton, California.
August 19, 2020

Death Valley Heats Up

August 19, 2020

Death Valley Heats Up

This ECOSTRESS temperature map shows the land surface temperatures around Death Valley in Californias Mojave Desert on Aug. 16, 2020. during a heat wave.
August 19, 2020

Los Angeles Heat Wave

August 19, 2020

Los Angeles Heat Wave

This ECOSTRESS temperature map shows the land surface temperatures throughout Los Angeles County on Aug. 14, 2020, during a heat wave.
August 17, 2020

Lake Fitri, Chad

August 17, 2020

Lake Fitri, Chad

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Lake Fitri, located in the center of Chad. It is fed by seasonal rainfall, so its area can triple in wet years. In extreme drought years, the lake may dry out completely.
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.

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