Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Debriefing with Crewmembers, 24 April, 2001

STS-102 Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Debriefing with Crewmembers
April 24, 2001

INDIA, CHAD. LIBYA AND EGYPT

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STS102-348-29 Egypt: Cairo and the pyramids.

STS102-348-33 Egypt: Cairo and the pyramids.

STS102-303-17 Aswan High Dam in 6-meter Resolution from the International Space Station: Astronaut photography of the Earth from the International Space Station has achieved resolutions close to those available from commercial remote sensing satellites—with many photographs having spatial resolutions of less than six meters.
Astronauts take the photographs by hand and physically compensate for the motion of the spacecraft relative to the Earth while the images are being acquired. The achievement was highlighted in an article entitled “Space Station Allows Remote Sensing of Earth to within Six Meters” published in this week’s edition of Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union. Lines painted on airport runways at the Aswan Airport served to independently validate the spatial resolution of the camera sensor.
For press information, read: International Space Station Astronauts Set New Standard for Earth Photography
For details, see Robinson, J. A. and Evans, C. A. 2002. Space Station Allows Remote Sensing of Earth to within Six Meters. Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 83(17):185, 188.
See some of the other detailed photographs posted to Earth Observatory:
Pyramids at Giza
Bermuda
Downtown Houston

STS060-82-59 Egypt: Lake Nasser.

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STS102-348-29	Egypt: Cairo and the pyramids.
STS102-348-33	Egypt: Cairo and the pyramids.
STS102-303-17	Aswan High Dam in 6-meter Resolution from the International Space Station: Astronaut photography of the Earth from the International Space Station has achieved resolutions close to those available from commercial remote sensing satellites—with many photographs having spatial resolutions of less than six meters. Astronauts take the photographs by hand and physically compensate for the motion of the spacecraft relative to the Earth while the images are being acquired. The achievement was highlighted in an article entitled “Space Station Allows Remote Sensing of Earth to within Six Meters” published in this week’s edition of Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union. Lines painted on airport runways at the Aswan Airport served to independently validate the spatial resolution of the camera sensor. For press information, read: International Space Station Astronauts Set New Standard for Earth Photography For details, see Robinson, J. A. and Evans, C. A. 2002. Space Station Allows Remote Sensing of Earth to within Six Meters. Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 83(17):185, 188. See some of the other detailed photographs posted to Earth Observatory: Pyramids at Giza Bermuda Downtown Houston
STS060-82-59	Egypt: Lake Nasser.

This service is provided by the International Space Station program and the JSC Astromaterials Research & Exploration Science Directorate. Recommended Citation: Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth." .
	NASA Responsible Official: Susan Runco Curator: jsc-earthweb@mail.nasa.gov Contributors: Earth Sciences Web Team	National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center	International Space Station National Laboratory Last Update:
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