On 22 December 1972, two of the survivors, Fernando Parrado and Roberto Canessa, were seen walking by Chilean muleteer Sergio Catalán. They were in position 34º47’51” S 70º28’45”W.
On the Landsat image, mark the location of the wreckage, as well as the position the survivors were in when they encountered Sergio Catalán.
Make an estimate of the distance they walked, and of the obstacles they encountered.
Use Google Earth to assess the height differences. By reading the report on the official Alive in the Andes website
, you will find out how many days they walked before meeting someone.
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Lost in the Andes!
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| • | Lost in the Andes (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEMPSH52Q8H_0.html) |
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| • | Introduction (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEMFUH52Q8H_0.html) |
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| • | Background (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEM0YH52Q8H_0.html) |
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Exercises
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| • | Exercise 1: The Andean region (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEMA8I52Q8H_0.html) |
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| • | Exercise 2: Vegetation cover (NDVI) (for university students) (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEMJSX52Q8H_0.html) |
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| • | Exercise 3: The geographical setting of the accident (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEM2O962Q8H_0.html) |
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| • | Exercise 4: The route back to civilisation (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEM3RB62Q8H_0.html) |
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| • | Exercise 5: Expedition “Alive!” (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEMFIC62Q8H_0.html) |
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| • | Exercise 6: A multidisciplinary workshop (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEMABF62Q8H_0.html) |
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Eduspace - Software
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| • | LEOWorks 3 (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/multimedia/LEOWorks3.exe) |
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| • | LEOWorks 4 (MacOS) (http://leoworks.asrc.ro/download/leoworks.app.zip) |
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| • | LEOWorks 4 (Windows) (http://leoworks.asrc.ro/download/leoworks.exe) |
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| • | LEOWorks 4 (Linux) (http://leoworks.asrc.ro/download/leoworks.jar) |
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Eduspace - Download
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| • | Lost_in_the_Andes.zip (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/eduspace/Lost_in_the_Andes.zip) |
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More on the Andes tragedy
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| • | Wikipedia summary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Andes_flight_disaster) |
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