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Mexico City, (high vertical exaggeration)
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Flying around a Landsat image of Mexico City as the topography of the area grows
Duration: 47.0 seconds
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Mexico City, Mexico. The Landsat Thematic Mapper data shows the shortwave infrared, infrared,
and visible (green) channels for the region around Mexico City. USGS Digital
Elevation Map data shows the rugged, steep terrain which surrounds the city.
Mexico Citys position with respect to these mountains results in air from the
city getting trapped so that smog accumulates. The city is built on land formed
from the erosion of the mountains, so that buildings and structures in the city
rest in sedimentary rocks rather than bedrock. This leaves buildings more
vunerable to damage from earthquakes.
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| Animation Number: | 324 |
| Animator: | Jesse Allen (Lead) |
| Studio: | SVS |
| Completed: | 1998-06-05 |
| Scientist: | Darrel Williams (NASA/GSFC) |
| Instrument: | Landsat-5/TM |
| Data set: | USGS/DEM |
| Data Collected: | 1997/07/11 |
| Video: | SVS1998-0019 * |
Keywords:
DLESE
>> Human geography
SVS
>> Mexico City
DLESE
>> Physical geography
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More Information on this topic available at:
stories/Landsat/index.html
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Please give credit for this visualization to
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio |
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