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Earth from Space: The Strait of Messina

3 March 2006

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This multi-colour ERS-2 image shows the Strait of Messina, the narrow section of water separating the Italian Peninsula (seen on the right) from Sicily. It is a composite of three ERS-2 radar images acquired on different dates with different colours assigned to each date: red for 13 February 2002; green for 11 August 2004; blue for 5 May 1999.

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