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Highlights Archive
| 13 | Jul | 2017 | Vesuvius on fire | No, Vesuvius is not erupting, but the wooded slopes of this iconic volcano are being ravaged by wildfires, as seen from space by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission |
| 07 | Jul | 2017 | Salar de Uyuni | Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2 image of the largest salt flat in the world, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme |
| 30 | Jun | 2017 | Ambrym | Earth observation image of the week: the Vanuatu archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme |
| 23 | Jun | 2017 | France | Earth observation image of the week: a nearly cloud-free view of France and the surrounding countries captured by Sentinel-3 |
| 16 | Jun | 2017 | Thar Desert | Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2 false-colour image over northwest India, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme |
| 15 | Jun | 2017 | Sea ice down the drain | The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission captures thick sea ice being flushed out of the Lincoln Sea in the Arctic Ocean through Nares Strait after the early collapse of an ice arch |
| 13 | Jun | 2017 | California slide | Satellite radar shows unstable ground ahead of the massive landslide that covered part of California’s iconic Highway 1 |
| 09 | Jun | 2017 | Space App Camp | Developers are invited to apply for the September 2017 Space App Camp at ESA’s establishment in Frascati, Italy. Applications will be accepted until 22 July |
| 09 | Jun | 2017 | Gulf of Finland | Earth observation image of the week: the Gulf of Finland in 'radar vision', also featured on the Earth from Space video programme |
| 02 | Jun | 2017 | Great Barrier Reef | Earth observation image of the week: part of the Great Barrier Reef off Australia’s northeast coast is pictured in this Sentinel-2 image |
news in brief
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Sentinel-2B launch in picturesRevisit preparations and launch of the latest Sentinel satellite in orbit
Workhorse for CopernicusDiscover more on Sentinel-3, the most complex of all the Sentinel missions
Sentinel toolboxesThree open source toolboxes provide tools for using data products from Sentinel-1, -2 and -3
