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NASA Map Reveals Clear View of Frozen Continent
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Posted on 12/02/2007 7:45:16 PM PST by humint
A team of international scientists has unveiled a mosaic map of Antarctica compiled from satellite images. The new map allows experts and laypersons alike to observe its majestic landscapes online and in stunning clarity.
The Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA) is composed of high-resolution images taken from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Landsat 7 satellite between 1999 and 2001. It offers accurate, true-color images of the polar region.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: antarctica; beautiful; nasa
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posted on
12/02/2007 7:45:18 PM PST
by
humint
To: humint
Somewhere a dem is crying.
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posted on
12/02/2007 7:47:08 PM PST
by
GOPJ
("Imagine the Outrage if FOX had Fixed a “debate” like this??" Freeper bray -- "CNN Sucks" - GOPJ)
To: humint
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posted on
12/02/2007 7:47:48 PM PST
by
BGHater
(Lead. The MSG for the 21st Century.)
To: GOPJ
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posted on
12/02/2007 7:48:10 PM PST
by
badpacifist
(They say your head can be a prison Then, these are just conjugal visits.)
To: GOPJ
To: humint
That’s what it looked like 6-8 years ago. No way it’s still that big. Algor said so.
To: GOPJ
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posted on
12/02/2007 7:49:58 PM PST
by
BunnySlippers
(Buy a Mac ...)
To: phrogphlyer
That’s what it looked like 6-8 years ago. No way it’s still that big. Algor said so. Um, that's cause the photographs were taken before 2001..
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posted on
12/02/2007 7:52:30 PM PST
by
Experiment 6-2-6
(Admn Mods: tiny, malicious things that glare and gibber from dark corners.They have pins and dolls..)
To: humint
About two years ago, there was a very brief blurb on on of the NBC Today shows.
It said “Discoveries of artifacts in Antarctica could push back the discovery date by two hundred years”
Somewhat paraphrased maybe. But that was exactly what they were saying.
I immediately commenced a web search and postings related to people who visit Antarctica, and fired off some emails to NBC to find out more.
Nothing. No response from anyone. The whole incident totally disappeared.
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posted on
12/02/2007 7:53:13 PM PST
by
djf
(Send Fred some bread! Not a whole loaf, a slice or two will do!)
To: humint
It offers accurate, true-color images of the polar region. Accurate? Oh no!
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posted on
12/02/2007 7:54:11 PM PST
by
ElkGroveDan
(If Rudy's an influential conservative, then I'm an award winning concert pianist.)
To: Experiment 6-2-6
Yeah, that’s where I got the numbers. I can tell I’m gonna have to break down and start using sarcasm tags.
To: GOPJ
Had to dig a little for the actual
site, but here it is. Like Google Earth, only with a crappier interface. Still, could be interesting.
To: humint
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posted on
12/02/2007 8:01:37 PM PST
by
Gator113
To: ElkGroveDan
It offers accurate,
true-color images of the polar region.
So that would be white, right?
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posted on
12/02/2007 8:14:48 PM PST
by
Jagman
(I drank Frank Rabelais under the table!)
To: humint
Hey, I think I can see my house...
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posted on
12/02/2007 8:39:56 PM PST
by
The Electrician
("Government is the only enterprise in the world which expands in size when its failures increase.")
To: BGHater
More photos:Beautiful! Thanks for the link. The bigness of space reminds me of how little everything else really is. Seriously --- I think we'll never really understand us unless we include images of ourselves from space in our philosophy [1].
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[1] Sometimes, when I say "we", I'm referring to earth and every living thing on it.
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posted on
12/02/2007 8:44:30 PM PST
by
humint
(...err the least and endure! VDH)
To: humint
But, but.....I don't see any palm trees in that photograph, Mr. AlGore.
Darn, I was going to book Antarctica for the next freeper tropical cruise.
Bahama Mama (aka Leni)
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posted on
12/02/2007 8:46:43 PM PST
by
MinuteGal
(Three Cheers for the FRed, White and Blue !!!)
To: phrogphlyer
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posted on
12/02/2007 8:50:06 PM PST
by
GOPJ
("Imagine the Outrage if FOX had Fixed a “debate” like this??" Freeper bray -- "CNN Sucks" - GOPJ)
To: humint
...
1972
2007
Doesn't seem to have shrunk much in 35 years???
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posted on
12/02/2007 9:42:48 PM PST
by
maine-iac7
(",,,but you can't fool all of the people all the time" LINCOLN)
To: maine-iac7
I don’t know. It seems bigger now than in 1972.
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