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ERS-2 buckles and bends during final farewell

26/02/2024 2971 views 44 likes
ERS-2 buckles and bends during final farewell
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ESA satellite returns to Earth – ERS-2 reentry

23/02/2024 936 views 13 likes
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Earth from Space: A veil of haze and smoke

23/02/2024 3091 views 26 likes
This Copernicus Sentinel-3 image from October 2023 captures the plains of northern India and Pakistan under a white veil of haze and smoke.
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New mission to track changes in the cryosphere

22/02/2024 523 views 20 likes
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Global ocean acidification stripes
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Satellites increasingly critical to monitor ocean health

22/02/2024 1568 views 24 likes
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ERS-2 reenters Earth’s atmosphere over Pacific Ocean

21/02/2024 27567 views 67 likes
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NanoMagSat and Tango Scout missions get go-ahead

21/02/2024 2156 views 17 likes
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ERS-2 reentering the atmosphere: 14:43 UTC, 14 January 2024
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ERS-2 spotted by other satellites during descent

19/02/2024 15457 views 55 likes
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Tobago oil spill

16/02/2024 9479 views 38 likes
Before and after satellite images from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission show the scale of the oil spill that occurred off the shores of Trinidad and Tobago’s coastline earlier this week.
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Earth from Space: Côte d'Ivoire

16/02/2024 1455 views 24 likes
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Côte d'Ivoire in western Africa.
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What does a warming Arctic mean for the future?

15/02/2024 977 views 18 likes
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Saying goodbye to ERS-2

15/02/2024 893 views 16 likes
Saying goodbye to ERS-2
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Blanketed Po Valley
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Air pollution fluctuations over the Po Valley

13/02/2024 5829 views 29 likes
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World’s largest iceberg drifts beyond Antarctic waters

25/01/2024 7997 views 27 likes
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