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Satellite images of Asian disaster

3 January 2005

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MERIS image showing northeast coast of Sri Lanka

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This image acquired on 28 December 2004 by the MERIS (Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer) on board ESA's Envisat Earth observation satellite shows the northeast coast of Sri Lanka and the southern coasts of India. Sediment (light brown & green colour) left after the tsunami can be seen along the coast.

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ASAR image showing northeast coast of Sri Lanka

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This Envisat (IMP) radar image (Orbit 148) was acquired on 28 December 2004, two days after the tsunami hit Asia. It shows the Indian Andaman Islands and the Ritches Archipelago.

Credits: ESA

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