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July 12, 2019

NASA's ARIA Team Maps California Quake Damage

July 12, 2019

NASA's ARIA Team Maps California Quake Damage

NASAs ARIA team produced this map of earthquake damage in Southern California from the recent temblors in July, 2019.
July 12, 2019

NASA's AIRS Images Tropical Storm Barry Before Landfall

July 12, 2019

NASA's AIRS Images Tropical Storm Barry Before Landfall

NASAs AIRS instrument imaged Tropical Storm Barry on the afternoon of July 12, 2019, a day before the storm is expected to make landfall on the Louisiana Coast.
July 12, 2019

OCO-3's First Solar-Induced Fluorescence Measurements

July 12, 2019

OCO-3's First Solar-Induced Fluorescence Measurements

This image shows preliminary solar-induced fluorescence (SIF) measurements from OCO-3 over western Asia.
July 12, 2019

OCO-3's First CO2 Measurements

July 12, 2019

OCO-3's First CO2 Measurements

This image shows preliminary carbon dioxide (CO2) measurements from OCO-3 over the United States.
July 11, 2019

NASA Map Shows Ground Movement from California Quakes

July 11, 2019

NASA Map Shows Ground Movement from California Quakes

NASAs ARIA team used InSAR analysis of data from the ALOS-2 satellite to map how much and in what direction the ground moved following two strong Southern California earthquakes on July 4 and July 5, 2019.
July 10, 2019

MISR Where on Earth ...? MISR Mystery Image Quiz #31

July 10, 2019

MISR Where on Earth ...? MISR Mystery Image Quiz #31

Image of unknown location for the latest mystery quiz from NASAs MISR (Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer) instrument onboard the Terra satellite.
July 9, 2019

NASA's ARIA Maps Southern California Quake Damage

July 9, 2019

NASA's ARIA Maps Southern California Quake Damage

The ARIA team at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory created this InSAR map that shows surface displacement caused by the recent major earthquakes in Southern California.
July 2, 2019

NASA's ECOSTRESS Maps Europe Heat Wave

July 2, 2019

NASA's ECOSTRESS Maps Europe Heat Wave

ECOSTRESS, NASAs Earth-observing mission, captured these surface temperature maps of four European cities in the early mornings of June 27 and 28, 2019, during a heatwave.
July 1, 2019

Raikoke Island, Kuril Islands

July 1, 2019

Raikoke Island, Kuril Islands

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Raikoke volcanic island, near the center of the Kuril Islands in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean.
June 24, 2019

Chennai, India

June 24, 2019

Chennai, India

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Chennai, Indias four major reservoirs have virtually run dry. The city has seen no rain for over six months.
June 17, 2019

Jakobshavn Glacier Grows for Third Year in a Row

June 17, 2019

Jakobshavn Glacier Grows for Third Year in a Row

These images from NASAs Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) mission, show the mass Greenlands Jakobshavn Glacier has gained from 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19.
June 6, 2019

Mt. Etna, Italy June 4, 2019

June 6, 2019

Mt. Etna, Italy June 4, 2019

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows new fissure vents opened on the New Southeast Crater of Mt. Etna, Italy, during the most recent eruption which began May 30, 2019.
May 23, 2019

Lake St. Clair, US and Canada

May 23, 2019

Lake St. Clair, US and Canada

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Lake St. Clair connects Lake Huron, via the St. Clair River, to Lake Erie, via the Detroit River.
May 17, 2019

SMAP Sea Surface Salinity and Soil Moisture Time Lapse

May 17, 2019

SMAP Sea Surface Salinity and Soil Moisture Time Lapse

This animation shows a time lapse of sea surface salinity and soil moisture from NASAs Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite from April 2015 through February 2019.
May 16, 2019

ASTERIA Image of Los Angeles 2

May 16, 2019

ASTERIA Image of Los Angeles 2

This image of the greater Los Angeles area was taken on March 29, 2019, by ASTERIA, the Arcsecond Space Telescope Enabling Research in Astrophysics satellite. It shows a region of about 43.5 square miles with a resolution of about 100 feet per pixel.
May 16, 2019

ASTERIA Image of Los Angeles 1

May 16, 2019

ASTERIA Image of Los Angeles 1

This image of the greater Los Angeles area was taken on March 29, 2019 by ASTERIA, the Arcsecond Space Telescope Enabling Research in Astrophysics satellite. The Port of Long Beach is visible near the center of the image.
May 13, 2019

Graben on the Moon

May 13, 2019

Graben on the Moon

These graben - a kind of trench that is formed as a surface expands - were imaged near a region of the Moon called Mare Frigoris by NASAs Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).
May 13, 2019

Lobate Scarps on the Moon

May 13, 2019

Lobate Scarps on the Moon

This image of lobate scarps - a kind of curved hill - was taken near a region of the Moon called Mare Frigoris by NASAs Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).
May 13, 2019

Wrinkle Ridges on the Moon

May 13, 2019

Wrinkle Ridges on the Moon

Scientists have discovered these wrinkle ridges in a region of the Moon called Mare Frigoris. These ridges add to evidence that the Moon has an actively changing surface. This image was taken by NASAs Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).
May 13, 2019

The Moon's Mare Frigoris

May 13, 2019

The Moon's Mare Frigoris

New surface features of the Moon have been discovered in a region called Mare Frigoris. This image is a mosaic composed of many images taken by NASAs Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).
May 2, 2019

NASA's AIRS Images Cyclone Fani Before Landfall

May 2, 2019

NASA's AIRS Images Cyclone Fani Before Landfall

NASAs Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument shows Tropical Cyclone Fani just off the east coast of India in the Bay of Bengal on May 2, 2019.
April 29, 2019

Alluvial Fan, China and Mongolia

April 29, 2019

Alluvial Fan, China and Mongolia

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows on the border between Mongolia and China, southward draining ephemeral streams have carved a series of parallel channels.
April 25, 2019

NASA's AIRS Images Cyclone Kenneth over Mozambique

April 25, 2019

NASA's AIRS Images Cyclone Kenneth over Mozambique

NASAs AIRS instrument shows the temperature of clouds or the surface in and around Tropical Cyclone Kenneth as it was about to make landfall in northern Mozambique on Thursday, April 25.
April 12, 2019

NASA's ASTER Images Sabancaya Volcano

April 12, 2019

NASA's ASTER Images Sabancaya Volcano

NASAs Terra spacecraft obtained this ASTER image on April 10, 2019, of Perus Sabancaya stratovolcano.
April 1, 2019

Satellites Image Mozambique Flooding after Cyclone Idai

April 1, 2019

Satellites Image Mozambique Flooding after Cyclone Idai

The ARIA team at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory created these flood proxy maps depicting areas of Mozambique that are likely flooded as a result of Cyclone Idai.
March 28, 2019

Lake Karakul, Tajikistan

March 28, 2019

Lake Karakul, Tajikistan

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Lake Karakul in northeast Tajikistan, a hypersaline lake with no external drainage, receiving less than 3 cm precipitation per year.
March 21, 2019

MODIS Images Fireball over Bering Sea

March 21, 2019

MODIS Images Fireball over Bering Sea

NASAs MODIS instrument, aboard the Terra satellite, captured this true-color image showing the remnants of a meteors passage, seen as a dark shadow cast on thick, white clouds on Dec. 18, 2018.
March 21, 2019

MISR Images Fireball Over Bering Sea (Anaglyph)

March 21, 2019

MISR Images Fireball Over Bering Sea (Anaglyph)

This stereo anaglyph combines two views from the MISR instrument, aboard NASAs Terra satellite, which captured a bright meteor explosion over the Bering Sea on December 18, 2018.
March 21, 2019

MISR Images Fireball Over Bering Sea

March 21, 2019

MISR Images Fireball Over Bering Sea

This image sequence shows views from five of nine cameras on the MISR instrument, onboard NASAs Terra satellite, a few minutes after a bright meteor exploded over the Bering Sea on Dec. 18, 2018.
March 14, 2019

Atlantic Ocean Road, Norway

March 14, 2019

Atlantic Ocean Road, Norway

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the Atlantic Ocean Road, an 8.3 kilometer road that runs through an archipelago in Eide and Averoy in More of Romsdal, Norway.
February 21, 2019

Potrillo Volcanic Field, New Mexico

February 21, 2019

Potrillo Volcanic Field, New Mexico

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the Potrillo volcanic field, located on the Rio Grande Rift in southern New Mexico.
February 7, 2019

Luxor, Egypt

February 7, 2019

Luxor, Egypt

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Luxor, a city in Upper Egypt, along the Nile. It is the site of the ancient Egyptian city of Waset, known to the Greeks as Thebes.

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