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NorW013788 Rocks Poster

Geologists'Tools

in Space

Geologists'Tools

in Space

Image courtesy ofLuca Pietranera,Telespazio, Rome, Italy

Terra MODIS image gives a synoptic view of a remote part of the Sahara Desert along the southern border between Algeria and Libya.

Terra MODIS image gives a synoptic view of a remote part of the Sahara Desert along the southern border between Algeria and Libya.

Terra MISR color and anaglyph images feature two views of

the central Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Terra MISR color and anaglyph images feature two views of

the central Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Images courtesy ofNASA/GSFC/JPL,MISR Science Team

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Image courtesy ofNASA/GSFC/MITI/ERSDAC/JAROS,and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team

Terra ASTERimage of the Altiplane ofChile displays a very clear viewof an angular unconformity.

Terra ASTERimage of the Altiplane ofChile displays a very clear viewof an angular unconformity.

Landsat 7 ETM+ color and anaglyph

images show geologic structures of India's

Katch region.

Landsat 7 ETM+ color and anaglyph

images show geologic structures of India's

Katch region.

Images courtesy ofLandsat Science Team

Image annotation afterSeeber et al., 2001

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Chuj Fm. (sandstone)Chuj Fm. (sandstone)

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Q al(Alluvium)

Chuj Fm.Chuj Fm.

BhujBhuj

Q alQ al AnjarAnjar

Ground truth is necessary to identify geologic elements in some images.

EOSDIS data show local and regional patterns of geologic structures, rock outcrops, soils, and sediments.

EOSDIS data show local and regional patterns of geologic structures, rock outcrops, soils, and sediments.

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