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Against the odds, the landmass that exploded and oozed into existence in early 2015 is now nearly five years old.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using RADARSAT-2 data courtesy of James Garvin/NASA GSFC (via MURF agreement with CSA). RADARSAT-2 data and products are copyright of Maxar Technologies Ltd. 2019. RADARSAT is an official mark of the Canadian Space Agency. Photograph courtesy of Captain Chris Nolan (Sea Education Association) of the SSV Robert C. Seamans (Oct. 2019). Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published November 19, 2019
Data acquired October 7, 2019

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RADARSAT 2