Chernobyl

The abandoned city of Pripyat, home to the infamous Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, lies on the Pripyat River in northern Ukraine, near the Belarus boarder. Three days after the April 26, 1986, nuclear accident, Landsat 5 acquired this image of the region. The power plant explosion and ensuing fire released highly radioactive nuclear fallout into the atmosphere, affecting region tens to hundreds of miles from the plant. This natural color Landsat 5 image uses TM bands 3,2,1.

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NASA GSFC Landsat/LDCM EPO Team

Published September 30, 2009
Data acquired April 29, 1986

Source:

Landsat 5 > TM

Topic:

Human Dimensions > Human Health > Radiation Exposure