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September 18, 2018

NASA's ECOSTRESS Detects Surface Temperature Variations in Los Angeles

September 18, 2018

NASA's ECOSTRESS Detects Surface Temperature Variations in Los Angeles

ECOSTRESS, NASA's Earth-observing mission, captured surface temperature variations in Los Angeles, California between July 22 and August 14, a period of extended heat, at different times of day.
September 18, 2018

NASA's ARIA Maps Aftermath from Florence

September 18, 2018

NASA's ARIA Maps Aftermath from Florence

The ARIA team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory created this Flood Proxy Map depicting areas of the Carolinas that are likely flooded as a result of Hurricane Florence.
September 17, 2018

NASA's ARIA Maps Damage from Florence

September 17, 2018

NASA's ARIA Maps Damage from Florence

The ARIA team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory created this Damage Proxy Map (DPM) depicting areas of the Carolinas that are likely damaged as a result of Hurricane Florence.
September 14, 2018

Hurricane Florence Swath seen by NASA Spacecraft

September 14, 2018

Hurricane Florence Swath seen by NASA Spacecraft

On Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, NASA's Terra spacecraft acquired this image swath over Hurricane Florence as the storm headed for the Eastern seaboard and the Carolinas.
September 13, 2018

NASA's MISR captures Hurricane Florence in 3D

September 13, 2018

NASA's MISR captures Hurricane Florence in 3D

NASA's Terra spacecraft passed over Hurricane Florence as it approached the eastern coast of the United States on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. At the time the image was acquired, Florence was a large Category 2 storm.
September 13, 2018

Hurricane Florence as Viewed by NASA's MISR Instrument

September 13, 2018

Hurricane Florence as Viewed by NASA's MISR Instrument

NASA's Terra spacecraft passed over Hurricane Florence as it approached the eastern coast of the United States on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. At the time the image was acquired, Florence was a large Category 2 storm.
September 13, 2018

Hurricane Florence seen by SMAP Imagery

September 13, 2018

Hurricane Florence seen by SMAP Imagery

This image from NASA's SMAP shows wind estimates over Hurricane Florence on Sept. 13, 2018. The hurricane has weakened from the 12th to the 13th; however, the overall size and energy of the storm has increased.
September 12, 2018

Hurricane Florence as seen by NASA's AIRS Instrument

September 12, 2018

Hurricane Florence as seen by NASA's AIRS Instrument

This image shows Hurricane Florence in infrared light, and was taken at 1:35 p.m. local time on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) on board NASA's Aqua satellite.
September 11, 2018

Hurricane Florence Captured on Tuesday by NASA's AIRS Instrument

September 11, 2018

Hurricane Florence Captured on Tuesday by NASA's AIRS Instrument

This image, taken on Sept. 11, 2018 by NASA's Aqua satellite shows Hurricane Florence whose strong winds are expected to reach the Carolina coast late Thursday. Florence intensified from a Category 2 to a Category 4 storm in a matter of hours.
September 10, 2018

Japan Earthquakes (ARIA Damage Proxy Map)

September 10, 2018

Japan Earthquakes (ARIA Damage Proxy Map)

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory created this Damage Proxy Map (DPM) depicting areas in the southwestern part of Hokkaido, Japan, that are likely damaged as a result of the M6.6 September 5 earthquake in 2018 (shown by red and yellow pixels).
September 5, 2018

ARIA Damage Proxy Map of Lombok, Indonesia Earthquakes

September 5, 2018

ARIA Damage Proxy Map of Lombok, Indonesia Earthquakes

Scientists with NASA's ARIA used satellite data to produce a Damage Proxy Map (DPM) depicting areas in the northeastern part of Lombok Island, Indonesia, that are likely damaged as a result of the major earthquake sequence in 2018.
September 5, 2018

Ushuaia, Argentina

September 5, 2018

Ushuaia, Argentina

NASA's Terra spacecraft shows Ushuaia, the capital of Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina, which is regarded as the southernmost city in the world.
August 24, 2018

MISR Hurricane Lane

August 24, 2018

MISR Hurricane Lane

Hurricane Lane as viewed by the MISR instrument onboard NASA's Terra satellite on Aug. 24, 2018. The length of the arrows is proportional to the wind speed, while their color shows the altitude of the cloud tops in kilometers.
August 24, 2018

Hurricane Lane as Viewed by NASA's AIRS Instrument

August 24, 2018

Hurricane Lane as Viewed by NASA's AIRS Instrument

This image shows Hurricane Lane as observed by NASA's Aqua satellite Friday, August 24, 2018. Purple shows very cold clouds high in the atmosphere, blue and green show the warmer temperatures of lower;orange and red areas have almost no clouds.
August 22, 2018

Gold Mining, Siberia

August 22, 2018

Gold Mining, Siberia

NASA's Terra spacecraft shows significant evidence of mining in northestern Siberia, along the Chukchi Sea, and 100 kilometers west of Mys Shmidta.
August 14, 2018

Carbon Monoxide Transport from California Wildfires, July 30-August 7, 2018

August 14, 2018

Carbon Monoxide Transport from California Wildfires, July 30-August 7, 2018

This image is one of a series showing carbon monoxide (in orange/red) from California's massive wildfires drifting east across the U.S. between July 30 and August 7, 2018.
August 8, 2018

NASA's ARIA Project Generates Satellite-Derived Map of Ground Deformation from Earthquake beneath Lombok, Indonesia

August 8, 2018

NASA's ARIA Project Generates Satellite-Derived Map of Ground Deformation from Earthquake beneath Lombok, Indonesia

Scientists with NASA's ARIA used satellite data to produce a map of ground deformation on the resort island of Lombok, Indonesia following a deadly, 6.9 magnitude earthquake on August 5, 2018.
August 2, 2018

ECOSTRESS Detects Wildfires in Western U.S.

August 2, 2018

ECOSTRESS Detects Wildfires in Western U.S.

ECOSTRESS, NASA's Earth-observing mission, detected three wildfires burning in the western US on July 28, 2018, the Carr and Whaleback fires in California, and the Perry Fire in Nevada.
August 1, 2018

MISR Where on Earth ...? MISR Mystery Image Quiz #30

August 1, 2018

MISR Where on Earth ...? MISR Mystery Image Quiz #30

Image of unknown location for the latest mystery quiz from NASA's MISR (Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer) instrument onboard the Terra satellite.
July 31, 2018

California Wildfires Captured by NASA Satellite

July 31, 2018

California Wildfires Captured by NASA Satellite

NASA's Terra satellite took these images of the Carr Fire (left) and the Ferguson Fire (right) on July 27 and July 29, respectively.
July 27, 2018

Dramatic Changes from Kilauea Leilani Estates Lava Flows Seen by NASA Spacecraft

July 27, 2018

Dramatic Changes from Kilauea Leilani Estates Lava Flows Seen by NASA Spacecraft

NASA's Terra spacecraft obtained near-infrared data of the ongoing Kilauea volcano eruption and its impact on the Leilani Estates area on May 15, 2018 (left) and June 23, 2018 (right). New dark areas show where the ground has been covered with lava flows.
July 26, 2018

Satellite Imagery Shows Hawaii Volcano Lava Flow

July 26, 2018

Satellite Imagery Shows Hawaii Volcano Lava Flow

NASA's Terra spacecraft shows Hawaii's Kilauea volcano continues to create new land as flows from fissure 8, one of the most active to break ground since the eruption began in early May, reach the ocean.
July 23, 2018

NASA's ECOSTRESS First Light Image

July 23, 2018

NASA's ECOSTRESS First Light Image

NASA's ECOSTRESS acquired this image the night of July 9, 2018, over Egypt. Yellow and red indicate generally higher temperatures. The River Nile is visible as a thin blue line.
July 17, 2018

Logging in Northern California

July 17, 2018

Logging in Northern California

NASA's Terra spacecraft shows footprints of clear-cut logging activities in northern California, east of Mt. Shasta.
June 28, 2018

Colorado Wildfire Imaged in Infrared by NASA Satellite

June 28, 2018

Colorado Wildfire Imaged in Infrared by NASA Satellite

On June 26, 2018, NASA's Terra spacecraft acquired this image of 416 Fire which started June 1, 2018, about 13 miles north of Durango, Colorado. Vegetation in shown red, clouds in white, cities and bare rocky areas in gray, and burned area in dark gray.
June 28, 2018

Hawaii's Continuing Kilauea Eruption Seen in NASA Spacecraft Image

June 28, 2018

Hawaii's Continuing Kilauea Eruption Seen in NASA Spacecraft Image

On June 23, 2018, NASA's Terra spacecraft acquired this image of Hawaii's Kilauea volcanic eruption which continues after seven weeks of continuous outpouring of lava over the northeastern part of the island.
June 26, 2018

Frisco, Texas

June 26, 2018

Frisco, Texas

Frisco, Texas, a city along the Shawnee Trail in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex has become a bedroom community for workers in Dallas-Fort Worth. NASA's Terra spacecraft acquired this image on April 15, 2018.
June 14, 2018

NASA Damage Map Shows Effects of Destructive Guatemala Volcano Eruption

June 14, 2018

NASA Damage Map Shows Effects of Destructive Guatemala Volcano Eruption

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Caltech created this Damage Proxy Map (DPM) depicting areas around Fuego volcano, Guatemala, that are likely damaged as a result of pyroclastic flows and heavy ash spewed by Fuego volcano.
June 11, 2018

Recently Launched Twin Satellites Create 'The Himalaya Plot'

June 11, 2018

Recently Launched Twin Satellites Create 'The Himalaya Plot'

Along NASA's GRACE-FO satellites' ground track (top), the inter-spacecraft distance between them changes as the mass distribution underneath (i.e., from mountains, etc.) varies.
June 6, 2018

Downwelling Kelvin Wave in the Pacific

June 6, 2018

Downwelling Kelvin Wave in the Pacific

This image from the U.S./European Jason-3 satellite shows a comparison of sea surface height with respect to the seasonal cycle and the long-term trend between April 9 and May 9, 2018.
May 25, 2018

Tristan da Cunha Island

May 25, 2018

Tristan da Cunha Island

Tristan da Cunha is both a remote group of volcanic islands in the south Atlantic, and the main island. It is the most remote inhabited island group in the world. This image from NASA's Terra spacecraft was acquired was acquired October 7, 2017.
May 24, 2018

New Image of Kilauea's Lava Flows taken by NASA Spacecraft

May 24, 2018

New Image of Kilauea's Lava Flows taken by NASA Spacecraft

Hawaii's Kilauea's eruption, which began three weeks ago, has produced new lava flows that reached the ocean. NASA's Terra spacecraft acquired this image on May 22, 2018.

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