1999 EARTH SCIENCE VIDEOTAPES |
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| FIRST IMAGES FROM LANDSAT 7
| G99-032 | 4/22/99 | 00:00:00 | The first high resolution images taken by LANDSAT 7. |
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| ITEM (1): FIRST IMAGE FROM LANDSAT 7 - These views of South Dakota are the pictures released from the Landsat 7 satellite. Landsat 7, launched April 15, is the latest in a series that began with the Landsat 1 in 1972. The first three images show region near Yankton, South Dakota including the Missiouri River. The last image shows the region near Sioux Falls. Courtesy NASA/USGS
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| ITEM (2): LANDSAT 7 - ANIMATION - The satellite is gathering data from Earth's land surface and surrounding coastal regions. Analysis of the data will provide scientists with new information on deforestation, receding glaciers and crop monitoring. Courtesy NASA/USGS
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| ITEM (3): LANDSAT 7 LAUNCH -LANDSAT 7 launched at 2:32 p.m., April 15, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA, on a Delta II rocket.
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