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Space Archaeology: In the Realm of Resolution
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Published October 4, 2017
Being able to see traces of human history in satellite imagery is dependent on what details can be resolved on a given image. There are four main types of image resolution.
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Pine Island Glacier Births New ‘Berg
Published October 3, 2017
The 185-square-kilometer hunk of ice is afloat in the Amundsen Sea, off the coast of West Antarctica.
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A-68 Adrift
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Published September 30, 2017
Subtle features emerge as daylight illuminates the new iceberg from the Larsen C ice shelf.
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Puerto Rico Landscape Ravaged by Hurricane Maria
Published September 28, 2017
One of the first clear government satellite views of the island shows a landscape browned with muddy water and destroyed vegetation.
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