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Satellite image of Oʻahu

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Aerial view of an island with mountains, ship ports, airports, cities, and an extinct volcano.
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Detailed Description

Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) is an imaging instrument onboard Terra, the flagship satellite of NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS) launched in December 1999. This ASTER image data of Oʻahu was acquired January 13, 2010.

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Image Credit: NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team