MISR "First light", 16:40 UTC, 24 February 2000.
This is the first image of Earth's surface taken from orbit
by the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument
aboard NASA's Terra spacecraft. MISR images are built up
line-by-line as the spacecraft flies from north to south on
the day side of the planet. North is toward the top and west
toward the left in this image, which represents about four
minutes of data, taken by the MISR camera pointing most steeply
in the forward direction along the line of flight. At the top
of the image, the dark-to-light transition captures the opening
of the MISR cover. Progressing southward, the distinctive
feature that follows is James Bay, Canada, below which are
textured sheets of clouds.
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