Russian Visual Observations of Earth:

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Russian Visual Observations of Earth:
Historical Perspective

Nikita F. Glazovskiy and Lev V. Dessinov

Institute of Geography
Russian Academy of Sciences
Moscow, Russia

Abstract

The Russian experiment, Visual Observations (photography of Earth by cosmonauts) started with the earliest Soviet space flights. This chapter provides an historical overview of the Russian campaign to document the Earth's environment from space. Details of the program philosophy, the evolution of the hardware and spacecraft capabilities, and some of the key participants involved in shaping the experiment are described.

Citation for the published article

Glazovskiy, N. F., and L. V. Dessinov, 2000. Russian visual observations of Earth: Historical perspective, in Dynamic Earth Environments: Remote Sensing Observations from Shuttle-Mir Missions (K. P. Lulla and L. V. Dessinov, eds.), John Wiley & Sons, New York, pp. 15-23.

Links to Color Images

Figure 2.1 Space photo of the Pamir Mountains from Russian Resurs-F1 satellite. (a) Regional view of Fedchenko glacier (the long, north-trending glacier), and Bivachnyy glacier (marked with a red arrow). Communism Peak is the high , snow-covered peak near the left edge and above the center of the image. (b) Detailed view of the area defined by the red box; Bivachnyy (arrow) and Fedchenko glaciers.

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