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Data acquired December 22, 2008 720 x 480 JPEG
Data acquired December 22, 2008 2000 x 2000 4 MB - JPEG
Data acquired December 22, 2008 2000 x 2000 8 MB - GeoTIFF
Data acquired November 20, 2008 720 x 480 JPEG
Data acquired November 20, 2008 2000 x 2000 4 MB - JPEG
Data acquired November 20, 2008 2000 x 2000 9 MB - GeoTIFF
Data acquired November 20 - December 22, 2008 117 KB - KML/KMZ
In the early morning hours of December 22, 2008, the earthen wall of a containment pond at Tennessee’s Kingston Fossil Plant gave way. The breach released 1.3 million cubic meters (1.7 cubic yards) of sludge, infiltrating a nearby river and damaging dozens of homes.
Landsat data provided by the United States Geological Survey, courtesy Ronald Beck. Caption by Michon Scott.
Published January 6, 2009 Data acquired December 22, 2008