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Data acquired November 22, 2005 1500 x 1500 2 MB - JPEG
Data acquired November 22, 2005 1500 x 1500 6 MB - GeoTIFF
Data acquired October 24, 2006 1500 x 1500 2 MB - JPEG
Data acquired October 24, 2006 1500 x 1500 5 MB - GeoTIFF
Data acquired November 22, 2005 - October 24, 2006 73 KB - KML/KMZ
Data acquired November 22, 2005 - October 24, 2006 JPEG
Data acquired November 22, 2005 - October 24, 2006 540 x 704 JPEG
Water hyacinth, or Eichornia crassipes, ranks among the world’s most productive plants. Unfortunately, it has also proven to be one of the most troublesome. In 2006 in El Salvador’s Lake Olomega, where the aquatic plants are known locally as “ninfa” (the nymphs), they interfered with tourism, fishing, and even human health.
NASA images created by Gregg Bluth and Matt Patrick at Michigan Technological University, using data provided courtesy of the NASA/GSFC/MITI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team. Image interpretation by Gregg Bluth.
Published June 10, 2007 Data acquired November 22, 2005 - October 24, 2006