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Comparing EO-1/Hyperion's spectral resolution to Landsat

The Landsat system covers 7 spectral bands (of which six are shown here) while the Hyperion instrument records data in 220 bands from 353 nanometers to 2577 nanometers. This animation shows how they stack up.

How Hyperions spectral resolution stacks-up to Landsat    How Hyperions spectral resolution stacks-up to Landsat
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Comparison of Landsat (on the left) and Hyperion (on the right) spectral resolution    Comparison of Landsat (on the left) and Hyperion (on the right) spectral resolution

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Animation Number:2097
Animator:Tom Bridgman (Lead)
Studio:SVS
Completed:2001-04-10
Scientists:Stephen Ungar (NASA/GSFC)
 Lawrence Ong (NASA/GSFC)
Instrument:EO-1/Hyperion
Series:EO-1/Hyperion
Video:SVS2001-0014 *
Keywords:
SVS >> Spectrum
DLESE >> Technology
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stories/earthday2001/index.html
 
 
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