Friday, March 22, 2013

Landsat's first LDCM images show Rocky Mountains in stunning detail

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The newest Landsat satellite has transmitted its first images back home (Image: NASA)


We haven't heard anything from NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) spacecraft since its launch in February, but the satellite is now ready to start sending its first images back home. The first batch of photos are part of a three-month testing period, and show the meeting of the Great Plains with the Front Ranges of the Rocky Mountains in Wyoming and Colorado. Viewed from space, it's already a pretty spectacular scene, but the images from the LDCM managed to enhance it even further... Continue Reading Landsat's first LDCM images show Rocky Mountains in stunning detail



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