"Unlocking Earth's Secrets: ASTER Archive"
**Unlocking Earth's Secrets: The ASTER Satellite Image Archive**
Since its launch in 1999, the Terra satellite has been a game-changer in Earth observation, thanks to its Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER). In this exciting video, we explore the groundbreaking capabilities of ASTER, a collaboration between NASA and Japan's METI, which has been capturing stunning images from its sun-synchronous orbit at 705 kilometers above the Earth.
✨ **What You'll Discover:**
- The incredible journey of ASTER and its role in monitoring our planet.
- A glimpse into the vast archive of over 2.95 million high-resolution images, now available for free to the public!
- Eye-opening visuals of natural disasters, including the EF-5 tornado in Oklahoma, devastating floods in Pakistan, volcanic eruptions in Iceland, and raging wildfires in California.
- Insights into how ASTER's data is utilized in scientific research to monitor glacial movements, assess crop health, track volcanoes, and much more!
**Access the ASTER Image Archive:**
Dive into this treasure trove of Earth data through the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and discover the potential for scientific exploration and environmental monitoring.
**Stay Updated:**
Don’t forget to subscribe for the latest updates on Earth observation technology and the wonders of our planet!
#ASTER #TerraSatellite #EarthObservation #NASA #JPL #RemoteSensing #EnvironmentalScience #NaturalDisasters #FreeData #ScienceForEveryone
Since its launch in 1999, the Terra satellite has been a game-changer in Earth observation, thanks to its Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER). In this exciting video, we explore the groundbreaking capabilities of ASTER, a collaboration between NASA and Japan's METI, which has been capturing stunning images from its sun-synchronous orbit at 705 kilometers above the Earth.
✨ **What You'll Discover:**
- The incredible journey of ASTER and its role in monitoring our planet.
- A glimpse into the vast archive of over 2.95 million high-resolution images, now available for free to the public!
- Eye-opening visuals of natural disasters, including the EF-5 tornado in Oklahoma, devastating floods in Pakistan, volcanic eruptions in Iceland, and raging wildfires in California.
- Insights into how ASTER's data is utilized in scientific research to monitor glacial movements, assess crop health, track volcanoes, and much more!
**Access the ASTER Image Archive:**
Dive into this treasure trove of Earth data through the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and discover the potential for scientific exploration and environmental monitoring.
**Stay Updated:**
Don’t forget to subscribe for the latest updates on Earth observation technology and the wonders of our planet!
#ASTER #TerraSatellite #EarthObservation #NASA #JPL #RemoteSensing #EnvironmentalScience #NaturalDisasters #FreeData #ScienceForEveryone
Transcript
00:00Since 1999, the Terra satellite has been capturing images through the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer, ASTER.
00:15This instrument, a product of collaboration between NASA and the Japanese Ministry of Economics, Trade, and Industry, MEDI, operates in a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 705 km.
00:29ASTER collects data across 14 spectral bands, ranging from visible to infrared wavelengths, and offers stereoscopic imaging capabilities for generating digital terrain models.
00:41Starting today, the entire archive of ASTER images, over 2.95 million scenes amassed over 16 years, will be freely accessible to the global public.
00:53These images include striking visuals such as the extensive damage from an EF5 tornado in Oklahoma, the catastrophic flooding in Pakistan, volcanic eruptions in Iceland, and wildfires in California.
01:07ASTER's high-resolution data is instrumental in creating detailed maps of the Earth's surface, incorporating measurements of temperature, reflectance, and elevation.
01:18Impressively, ASTER has captured 99% of the Earth's surface, making its data invaluable for a variety of scientific research applications.
01:29These include monitoring glacial movements, tracking potentially active volcanoes, identifying crop stress, assessing wetlands, and observing thermal pollution, among many others.
01:41You can access this treasure trove of data through the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL.
01:48Stay informed and subscribe for updates.
01:58Transcribed by ESO, translated by —