STS-098 Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Debriefing with Crewmembers
March 23, 2001

AMERICA
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United States: San Andreas (NW) and Garlock (NE) fault zones. Mount Pinos, at the tip of the familiar "V" of the Mojave Desert (Edwards AFB) is part of a "flower structure" at a jog in the San Andreas transform fault system.
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United States: Mount Cook, Southern Alps of South Island, New Zealand. Franz Josef glacier, just northwest of Mount Cook on the west side of the range, has been advancing (as much as 20 m) over the past two decades. In contrast, other tropical glaciers (Peru, Kilimanjaro, etc.) have been retreating rapidly.
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United States: Upper Midwest panorama; sunglint on snow west of Duluth.
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United States: Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN.
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United States: Milwaukee, WI.
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United States: Salt Lake City, UT - less contrasty view.
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Canada: Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada, with coal mining and power plant thermal loading. The shallow coal is mined from trenches and used to fire the two power plants, which provide half of Saskatchewan's power.
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United States: New York City and environs.
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United States: Baltimore, MD.
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United States: Kennedy Space Flight Center, FL.
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