News tagged with shuttle radar
Google Earth ocean terrain receives major update
Internet information giant Google updated ocean data in its Google Earth application this week, reflecting new bathymetry data assembled by Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, NOAA researchers and many other ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Space shuttle data leads to better model for solar power production in California
The space shuttle program may have ended, but data the space craft collected over the past three decades are still helping advance science. Researchers at the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego recently ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 07, 2011 |
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NASA, Japan Release Improved Topographic Map of Earth
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA and Japan released a significantly improved version of the most complete digital topographic map of Earth on Monday, produced with detailed measurements from NASA's Terra spacecraft.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 18, 2011 |
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NASA shows topography of tsunami-damaged Japan city
(PhysOrg.com) -- The topography surrounding Sendai, Japan is clearly visible in this combined radar image and topographic view generated with data from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) acquired ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 14, 2011 |
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Topography Reflects Baja Quake Site's Complex Geology
(PhysOrg.com) -- The topography surrounding the Laguna Salada fault in the Mexican state of Baja, California, is clearly shown in this combined radar image and topographic view (above) generated with data ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 06, 2010 |
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Antenna glitch on historic space shuttle flight
The US space shuttle Discovery blasted off Monday toward the International Space Station for a historic mission that put more women in orbit than ever.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 05, 2010 |
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Shuttle Mission That Mapped Earth Marks 10th Anniversary
On Feb. 11, 2000, two radar antennas built by JPL launched aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour on an 11-day mission to create the first-ever near-global high-resolution database of Earth's topography.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 12, 2010 |
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Glacier-melting debate highlights importance of satellites
The intense public debate on how rapidly the Himalayan glaciers are retreating highlights the necessity for the constant monitoring of glaciers worldwide by satellites.
Feb 01, 2010 |
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Fault Responsible for Haiti Quake Slices Island's Topography
(PhysOrg.com) -- The fault responsible for the Jan. 12 magnitude 7.0 earthquake that devastated Haiti is visible in images created using NASA radar topography data acquired in 2000.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 15, 2010 |
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Space Radar Reveals Topography of Tsunami Site
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two color-coded perspective views of the Independent State of Samoa (left) and American Samoa (right), generated with digital elevation data from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, illustrate ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 02, 2009 |
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