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October 13, 2015 - Recent Landsat 8 Data Acquired in Lower Truncation

By Landsat Missions

In September and October 2015, some Landsat 8 scenes were acquired using the lower 12 bits of the entire 14-bit range.

Scenes acquired in this mode support the study of dark features, but consequently cause bright data artifacts. For more information see the OLI Lower Truncation Webpage.