1960s Earth Revealed

Saturday, 1 November, 2014

A totally wonderful article on National Geographic about the recovery of “lost” satellite images of the Earth from the early 1960s when satellite imaging was in its infancy. To quote:

“Earth scientists David Gallaher and Garrett Campbell liberated the data from a National Climatic Data Center archive in North Carolina, uncovering 25 boxes of magnetic tapes and photographic film from three Nimbus weather satellites launched in the 1960s and 1970s.”

The examples in the article are brilliant including the ecological disaster that is the shrinking of the Aral Sea. Total treasure trove for image hunters!! (and thanks to the person who sent me the link!)

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