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Growth of Mountaintop Mine, West Virginia, 1984-2009

Landsat 5 observed the growth of one of the largest surface mines in the state it expanded from ridge to ridge.


NASA images by Robert Simmon, based on Landsat 5 data from the USGS Global Visualization Viewer. Caption by Rebecca Lindsey.

Published March 3, 2010
Data acquired September 17, 1984 - June 2, 2009

Source:
Landsat 5 > TM