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Sentinel-2 cloudless now includes data from summer 2017 for Europe for easy visual comparison with 2016. visit https://s2maps.eu and drag the slider yourself #sentinel2 #opendata
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#Sentinel2 takes us over Mont Saint-Michel, France, in the latest episode of #EarthfromSpace
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Mont Saint-Michel, France | ESA
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Bay of Mont Saint-Michel in northern France. Lying between Brittany to the west and Normandy to the east, this remarkable bay, which is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, sees some of the biggest tides in continental Europe. There can be up to 15 meter difference between low and high water. When spring tides peak, the sea recedes about 15 km from the coast and when it returns it does so very quickly, making it a dangerous place to be. Sentinel-2 captured this image when the tide was out so that the vast area of sand dunes is exposed cut by meandering channels of shallow water. Three rivers empty into the bay: the Couesnon, the Sée and the Sélune.
The famous rocky islet of Mont Saint-Michel, visible as a small dark spot in the south of the bay, is about 1 km from the mouth of the Couesnon. Home to a Benedictine monastery and village, Mont Saint-Michel is also a UNESCO world heritage site and a mecca for tourists.
The bay, however, has been prone to silting up in the last couple of centuries. Actions by man, including farming and the building of a causeway to the island monastery, have added to this problem. A major campaign has ensured that Mont-Saint-Michel preserves its maritime character and remains an island. The main river into the bay, the Couesnon, for example, is being left to flow more freely so that sediments are washed out to sea.
This image, which was captured on June 21, 2017, is also featured on the "Earth from Space" video program.
Credit & Copyright: European Space Agency (ESA) - contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2017), processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
Released Date: May 18, 2018
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The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Bay of Mont Saint-Michel in northern France. Lying between Brittany to the west and Normandy to the east, this remarkable bay, which is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, sees some of the biggest tides in continental Europe. There can be up to 15 meter difference between low and high water. When spring tides peak, the sea recedes about 15 km from the coast and when it returns it does so very quickly, making it a dangerous place to be. Sentinel-2 captured this image when the tide was out so that the vast area of sand dunes is exposed cut by meandering channels of shallow water. Three rivers empty into the bay: the Couesnon, the Sée and the Sélune.
The famous rocky islet of Mont Saint-Michel, visible as a small dark spot in the south of the bay, is about 1 km from the mouth of the Couesnon. Home to a Benedictine monastery and village, Mont Saint-Michel is also a UNESCO world heritage site and a mecca for tourists.
The bay, however, has been prone to silting up in the last couple of centuries. Actions by man, including farming and the building of a causeway to the island monastery, have added to this problem. A major campaign has ensured that Mont-Saint-Michel preserves its maritime character and remains an island. The main river into the bay, the Couesnon, for example, is being left to flow more freely so that sediments are washed out to sea.
This image, which was captured on June 21, 2017, is also featured on the "Earth from Space" video program.
Credit & Copyright: European Space Agency (ESA) - contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2017), processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
Released Date: May 18, 2018
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#ESA #Earth #Space #Satellite #France #Mont #SaintMichel #Normandy #UNESCO #Copernicus #Sentinel2 #Sentinel #EarthObservation #Europe #RemoteSensing #STEM #Education
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Sentinel-2B will launch soon
The Earth observation satellite Sentinel-2A will soon be joined by its twin, Sentinel-2B, cutting in half the time to image Earth for the Copernicus environmental monitoring programme.
Sentinel-2B is set for launch on March 7th, at 01:49 GMT (02:49 CET; 22:49 local time on March 6th) aboard a Vega rocket (https://goo.gl/YjojQH) from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou (https://goo.gl/1KMBRI), French Guiana.
More information here:
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-2/Sentinel-2B_poised_for_liftoff
More on the Copernicus programme aimed at observing the Earth:
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copernicus_Programme
More on the Sentinel-2 satellites:
https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/missions/esa-operational-eo-missions/sentinel-2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinel-2
Image credit: The Copernicus Sentinel-2B satellite being encapsulated in the Vega rocket fairing at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. CNES https://goo.gl/pa8WgM
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The Earth observation satellite Sentinel-2A will soon be joined by its twin, Sentinel-2B, cutting in half the time to image Earth for the Copernicus environmental monitoring programme.
Sentinel-2B is set for launch on March 7th, at 01:49 GMT (02:49 CET; 22:49 local time on March 6th) aboard a Vega rocket (https://goo.gl/YjojQH) from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou (https://goo.gl/1KMBRI), French Guiana.
More information here:
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-2/Sentinel-2B_poised_for_liftoff
More on the Copernicus programme aimed at observing the Earth:
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copernicus_Programme
More on the Sentinel-2 satellites:
https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/missions/esa-operational-eo-missions/sentinel-2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinel-2
Image credit: The Copernicus Sentinel-2B satellite being encapsulated in the Vega rocket fairing at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. CNES https://goo.gl/pa8WgM
Thank you for your interest in this Space/Space technology collection. Maybe add me on Google+ (+Pierre Markuse) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/Pierre_Markuse) or have a look at the Astronomy/Astrophysics collection here: https://goo.gl/x0zPAJ
#science #earth #remotesensing #sentinel #copernicus #copernicusprogramme #esa #space #spacetechnology #satelliteimages #sentinel2 #sentinel2b #vega
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Wiggle Stereoscopy 3D image of Hurricane Jose's Eye
In this animation of images taken by the European Sentinel-2A satellite (https://goo.gl/cZp5kg) you can see the eye of Hurricane Jose (https://goo.gl/YAbxLE). The 3D illusion comes from an effect called Wiggle Stereoscopy (https://goo.gl/I4Ypoq).
This image also illustrates some of the oddities in the way Sentinel-2 is looking at Earth.
More information on the image and Sentinel-2 here:
https://pierre-markuse.net/2017/09/11/hurricane-jose-seen-sentinel-2-meets-eye/
Image credit: Hurricane Jose animation Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data [2017], Processed by Pierre Markuse (https://twitter.com/Pierre_Markuse)
Thank you for your interest in this Space/Space technology collection. Maybe add me on Google+ (+Pierre Markuse) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/Pierre_Markuse) or have a look at the Astronomy/Astrophysics collection here: https://goo.gl/x0zPAJ
#science #earth #sentinel #sentinel2 #hurricanejose #jose #hurricane #animation #3D #satelliteimages #spacetechnology #photography
In this animation of images taken by the European Sentinel-2A satellite (https://goo.gl/cZp5kg) you can see the eye of Hurricane Jose (https://goo.gl/YAbxLE). The 3D illusion comes from an effect called Wiggle Stereoscopy (https://goo.gl/I4Ypoq).
This image also illustrates some of the oddities in the way Sentinel-2 is looking at Earth.
More information on the image and Sentinel-2 here:
https://pierre-markuse.net/2017/09/11/hurricane-jose-seen-sentinel-2-meets-eye/
Image credit: Hurricane Jose animation Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data [2017], Processed by Pierre Markuse (https://twitter.com/Pierre_Markuse)
Thank you for your interest in this Space/Space technology collection. Maybe add me on Google+ (+Pierre Markuse) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/Pierre_Markuse) or have a look at the Astronomy/Astrophysics collection here: https://goo.gl/x0zPAJ
#science #earth #sentinel #sentinel2 #hurricanejose #jose #hurricane #animation #3D #satelliteimages #spacetechnology #photography
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Flooding of the Evros region (Northeastern Greece) seen in false-colour by #Sentinel2
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#EarthfromSpace marks #WorldWetlandsDay with #Sentinel2 image of #Tunis and surround wetlands.
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