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Landsat 7 Views Planet Earth

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 14, 1999 is “Landsat 7 Views Planet Earth,” an image. It is credited to Credit: Landsat 7 Project, NASA. The original explanation runs about 125 words.

Landsat 7 Views Planet Earth
Credit: Landsat 7 Project, NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Launched last month, NASA’s Landsat 7 spacecraft now orbits planet Earth . Looking down from an altitude of 700 km, Landsat 7 can map the planet’s surface in visible and infrared bands and resolve features 30 meters across or smaller.”

— APOD editors, May 14, 1999

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
May 14, 1999
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Landsat 7 Project, NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 125 words

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