Aqua's MODIS instrument has first view of Earth
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite took its first view of Earth in late June, NASA announced Aug. 15. On its first day of operations, MODIS observed Super Typhoon Chataan approaching Japan, severe flooding in southeast Texas, and a pall of...
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