Satellite images of Asian disaster   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.   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. Release date: 7 June 2005