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Great Apes, like this silver-back gorilla in Uganda's Bwindi forest, are struggling to survive in the diminishing forests of Central Africa

Mapping the Changing Forests of Africa

A new biomass map of Africa will help answer a complex question: what are the global and local effects of land-use change in African forests?
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July 22, 2020
Image Meteor Crater Meteor Crater, located in north-central Arizona, is one of the most recent and well-preserved impact crater sites on Earth.

In Search of Martian Craters

Craters on Earth's surface provide scientists with clues about how to identify craters on Mars.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
This image is a south view from the Skukuza FLUXNET tower in South Africa's Kruger National Park.

From the Ground Up

Science teams collaborate to validate MODIS land cover data, thereby improving data quality and increasing data accessibility.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
Photograph of cracks in the Larsen B Ice Shelf south of the Seal Nunataks on Mary 13, 2002

Fragment of its Former Shelf

The Larsen B Ice Shelf disintegrated within 35 days between January 31 and March 7, 2002.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
These photographs show the Sonoran Desert in different stages: normal vegetation (upper left), burning desert (upper right), and a landscape with burned areas in the foreground and unburned desert behind.

Flame & Flood

ASTER data help evaluate fire scars by using VNIR to find differences in vegetation.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
MODIS imagery in use as the basis for calculating fire emissions of carbon dioxide.

Fiery Temperament

Publication from NASA ESDIS describing research uses of data from EOSDIS - land systems can change from something desirable to something undesirable.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
ASTER acquired this image of Mount St. Helens on August 8, 2000.

Domes of Destruction

Scientists study Mount Unzen in Japan to explore the use of satellite data to monitor volcanic domes.
Feature Article
July 21, 2020
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