Bikini_Atoll_2001-01-14,_Landsat_7_ETM+_bands_7-5-1-8.png


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English: Arrow and radiation trefoil indicate the Castle Bravo nuclear test crater. Composite "false color" multispectral satellite image of Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands. NASA Landsat 7 ETM+ bands used were 7 (SWIR), 5 (SWIR) and 1 (blue), and the image was pan-sharpened to 15m resolution. Imagery courtesy of NASA/USGS.
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Source NASA Landsat satellite image GeoTIFF archive, http://glovis.usgs.gov
Author NASA
Camera location 11° 35′ 00″ N, 165° 23′ 00″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap. View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap info

False color IR bands were chosen to minimize confusion of islands and surrounding underwater terrain inherent to medium-resolution imagery of subjects such as atolls.

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22 September 2012

11°34'59.999"N, 165°22'59.999"E

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