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Land Surface News
Articles, resources, and announcements from Land Surface.
Image captured on 28 June 2020, by the MODIS instrument, aboard the Aqua satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Aug. 31, 2020
Image captured on 29 December 2019, by the VIIRS instrument, aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Aug. 31, 2020
Image captured on 9 January 2017 by the MODIS instrument, aboard the Terra satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Aug. 31, 2020
Image captured on 14 May 2017 by the MODIS instrument, aboard the Aqua satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Aug. 31, 2020
Summer of 2001 was a season of devastating landslides.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
Scientists and satellites hold vigil on a newborn lake in Pakistan.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
New products reveal subtle surface features of Antarctica previously not perceptible.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
Tracking net primary productivity (NPP) helps us know the condition of Earth's land surface and have better appreciation for ecosystem processes.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
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