NASA Thermal Image Shows Tsunami Devastation in Japan

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This remarkable image from NASA reveals the tsunami devastation in the Japanese city of Ishinomaki, which was one of the hardest hit on March 11, 2011.

“When the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired the bottom image three days later, on March 14, water still inundated the city. The top image, from August 8, 2008, shows water levels under normal circumstances. Water is dark blue in this false-color image. Plant-covered land is red, exposed earth is tan, and the city is silver. Standing water is most evident in the flat, open places that were once fields.”

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