Washington D.C. and Baltimore With Terrain, x 3 Exaggeration

  • Released Friday, April 9, 1999
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This scene shows Landsat Thematic Mapper data from the shortwave infrared (TM band 5), infrared (TM band 4), and visible green (TM band 2) channels of Baltimore. The Inner Harbor appears in the lower right, with the Patapsco River feeding into the Chesapeake Bay near the bottom. The higher resolution images show roads, including the Baltimore Beltway circling the city.

Corridor from Washington, DC to Baltimore, MD

Baltimore, MD (November 16, 1996)

Baltimore, MD (November 16, 1996)

Washington D.C. with elevation (x 3 exaggeration, 16 Nov 1996). The Potomac River is in the foreground, with the Mall running East to West near the center of the image. The Washington Monument and the shadow it casts can be clearly made out in the higher resolution images.

Washington D.C. with elevation (x 3 exaggeration, 16 Nov 1996). The Potomac River is in the foreground, with the Mall running East to West near the center of the image. The Washington Monument and the shadow it casts can be clearly made out in the higher resolution images.

Video slate image reads, "LandSat ImagesWashington D.C. and Baltimore with terrain, x3 exag."

Video slate image reads, "LandSat Images
Washington D.C. and Baltimore with terrain, x3 exag."

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See http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/stories/Landsat_USCities/index.html

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

This page was originally published on Friday, April 9, 1999.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:59 PM EDT.

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