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Space Debris
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Published September 12, 2009
Approximately 19,000 manmade objects larger than 10 centimeters orbit the Earth. These images, based on models, show the distribution of orbital debris around Earth.
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Tropical Storm Mujigae
Published September 11, 2009
Acquired September 9, 2009, this image uses color coding and barbs to indicate wind speed and direction for Tropical Storm Mujigae. The image captures the storm center immediately west of the Philippine island of Luzon.
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Tropical Storm Linda
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This image uses color codes and barbs to show relative wind speeds and wind directions of Tropical Storm Linda on September 10, 2009.
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Dust plume off Argentina
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Heavy Rain in Istanbul
This image shows rainfall estimates for northwestern Turkey and the surrounding region from September 2 to September 9, 2009. The lightest amounts appear in pale green, and the heaviest amounts appear in blue.
Hurricane Fred
Published September 10, 2009
In this image of wind speed and direction, Hurricane Fred exhibits a distinctive “s” shape—a structure left over, perhaps, from its time as a Category 4 storm.
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Plume from Rabaul Volcano
Rabaul Volcano released a plume of ash and steam on the afternoon of September 10, 2009.
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Cloud patterns and sea ice in the Southern Ocean
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Deforestation in Malaysian Borneo
Acquired May 27, 2003, this true-color Landsat ETM image shows part of a plantation in Malaysian Borneo, along the edge of the forest. The area outlined in white in the ETM image appears in greater detail in the image acquired on June 18, 2002, by the commercial satellite Ikonos. The images show the differences between forest, cleared land, and palm plantation.
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Published September 9, 2009
Acquired at 12:55 UTC on September 9, 2009, this true-color image shows Hurricane Fred, hundreds of kilometers across, hovering over the eastern Atlantic Ocean.
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Fires and Smoke in Borneo
Dense smoke from land use fires obscured the ground in southern Borneo from view when these photo-like images were taken on September 6 and September 7, 2009.
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Tropical Storm Dujuan
This image shows the wind structure inside Tropical Storm Dujuan as observed by the QuikSCAT satellite on September 8.
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