Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Debriefing with Crewmembers, 9 April, 2002

STS-109 Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Debriefing with Crewmembers
April 9, 2002

LANDUSE AND AGRICULTURE

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STS109-710-16 Argentina: CIR-landuse patterns, with fields on the left showing more greening than those on the right for unexplained reasons.

STS109-339-27 Brazil: Three different land uses--large "latifundia," small peasant lots, and intermediate and swamp-related fields.

STS109-722-4 Argentina: CVIS film -- twin cities of Resistencia (left) and Corrientes (right) on Parana R -- compare CIR view.

STS109-710-30 Argentina: IR-twin cities of Resistencia (left) and Corrientes (right) on Parana River.

STS109-722-7 Brazil: CVIS - Lagoa do Mirim.

STS109-710-39 Argentina, Paraguay: CIR-Yacyretá lake (and dam), with twin cities of Posadas (Argentina, lower) and Encarnación (Paraguay-upper).

STS109-720-84 Peru: coastal delta, agricultural-sediment plumes in Lake Titicaca.

STS109-720-95 Peru: sediment plumes in Lake Titicaca. The meaning of the name Titicaca is uncertain, but it has been variously translated as Rock of the Puma or Crag of Lead. Titicaca lies between Andean ranges in a vast basin (about 22,400 square miles [58,000 square km] in area) that comprises most of the Altiplano (High Plateau) of the northern Andes. In the snow-covered Cordillera Real on the northeastern (Bolivian) shore of the lake, some of the highest peaks in the Andes rise to heights of more than 21,000 feet (6,400 m).

STS109-707-42 India: Dense "fish scale" land use pattern, SE India. These tanks hold monsoon rainwater for rice agriculture, and are unique on the planet in such large number.

STS109-717-61 Libya: Center pivot irrigation in the Libyan desert (compare STS73-748-95).

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STS109-710-16	Argentina: CIR-landuse patterns, with fields on the left showing more greening than those on the right for unexplained reasons.
STS109-339-27	Brazil: Three different land uses--large "latifundia," small peasant lots, and intermediate and swamp-related fields.
STS109-722-4	Argentina: CVIS film -- twin cities of Resistencia (left) and Corrientes (right) on Parana R -- compare CIR view.
STS109-710-30	Argentina: IR-twin cities of Resistencia (left) and Corrientes (right) on Parana River.
STS109-722-7	Brazil: CVIS - Lagoa do Mirim.
STS109-710-39	Argentina, Paraguay: CIR-Yacyretá lake (and dam), with twin cities of Posadas (Argentina, lower) and Encarnación (Paraguay-upper).
STS109-720-84	Peru: coastal delta, agricultural-sediment plumes in Lake Titicaca.
STS109-720-95	Peru: sediment plumes in Lake Titicaca. The meaning of the name Titicaca is uncertain, but it has been variously translated as Rock of the Puma or Crag of Lead. Titicaca lies between Andean ranges in a vast basin (about 22,400 square miles [58,000 square km] in area) that comprises most of the Altiplano (High Plateau) of the northern Andes. In the snow-covered Cordillera Real on the northeastern (Bolivian) shore of the lake, some of the highest peaks in the Andes rise to heights of more than 21,000 feet (6,400 m).
STS109-707-42	India: Dense "fish scale" land use pattern, SE India. These tanks hold monsoon rainwater for rice agriculture, and are unique on the planet in such large number.
STS109-717-61	Libya: Center pivot irrigation in the Libyan desert (compare STS73-748-95).

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." .
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