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Amistad Reservoir
The Amistad Reservoir is located on the Rio Grande along the border of theUnited States and Mexico. Combined with the Falcon Reservoir downstream of it,Amistad regulates the flow of the Rio Grande for downstream users. Combined, these two reservoirs are…
Southwestern Ireland as seen from the International Space Station
This broad view from the International Space Station shows the relationship between valleys, mountains, and the major towns. Near Killarney are ancient oak and yew forests.
Sonic Boom Assumes New Shape
2002-2003 Technical Excellence: August 2003 An aircraft that could fly at supersonic speeds over land opens new frontiers in passenger and cargo flight by decreasing travel time and improving mobility. A key challenge to over-land flight is learning how to…
Saharan Dust over Italy
A large plume of Saharan Desert dust (tan pixels) can be seen arcing across the northern Mediterranean Sea in this true-color image acquired on Aug. 29, 2003, by the Terra MODIS sensor. The dust is easy to distinguish from the…
Close-up of Okanagan Fire, British Columbia
The Okanagan Mountain Park Fire rages through the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia, Canada, in this false-color infrared image captured by the IKONOS satellite on August 21, 2003. The burned region appears dark greenish grey in the upper portion of…
Significant Event Report for Week Ending 8/29/2003
Cassini Significant Event Report For Week Ending 08/29/03 The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired from the Goldstone tracking station on Wednesday, August 27. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and is operating normally. Information on…
Sediments along the Alaskan Coast
The Copper River spills light grey sediments into the Gulf of Alaska. Upstream in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, glaciers grind bedrock into powder as they slowly move along mountain valleys. This fine sediment is easily carried by water, even if…
Topography of the World
This image of the world was generated with data from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM). The SRTM Project has recently released a new global data set called SRTM30, where the original one arcsecond of latitude and longitude resolution (about…
Mars: Closest Encounter
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: MARS ‘CLOSE ENCOUNTER’ WITH EARTH Mars is hurtling toward Earth at a rate of 22,000 miles an hour (36,000 kilometers an hour)! Not to worry. The two planets are just setting the stage for their closest encounter in…
NASA – Hubble Space Telescope’s Viewing Plans For Earth’s ‘Close Encounter’ With Mars
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope took this snapshot of Mars 11 hours before the planet made its closest approach to Earth. The two planets are 34,648,840 miles (55,760,220 km) apart. This image was made from a series of exposures taken between…
Hurricane Ignacio
The MODIS instrument onboard NASA’s Terra spacecraft captured this true-color image of Hurricane Ignacio as it was bearing down on the southern tip of Baja. At the time this image was taken, Ignacio was packing winds near 105 mph, making…
Aral Sea
In July 2003, the Kazakhstan government, with funding from the World Bank, began a massive restoration project for the Aral Sea. Once the fourth largest lake on Earth, the Aral Sea has shrunk dramatically over the past few decades as…
Austin, Texas
It was Texas hot when this view of the capital city of Austin was taken in late July by astronaut Ed Lu. Adding to the rising temperatures were heated debates in the Texas Capitol Building, where a special session had…
Low-Level Ozone
In the stratosphere, ozone shields us from the Sun’s deadly ultraviolet radiation. But in the troposphere, this same gas impairs lung capacity and reduces agricultural productivity. Both human activities and natural processes generate the chemical compounds that serve as “precursors”…
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