Mapping the Amazon: The Mouth of the Amazon (2002)

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The Amazon rain forest is the largest tropical forest in the world. It stretches across South America from nearly ocean to ocean. No seasonal view of this territory existed until a NASA-university collaboration began mapping the Amazon - from space. Scientists listed worked as a team on Mosaicking Software and Mosaic Production. Note: Mosaic zoom to mouth of the Amazon. Animator: Stuart A. Snodgrass (GST). Scientist: Bruce Chapman (NASA/JPL CalTech), David Curkendall (NASA/JPL CalTech), Tony Freeman (NASA/JPL CalTech), Craig Miller (NASA/JPL CalTech), Herb Siegel (NASA/JPL CalTech), Paul Siqueira (NASA/JPL CalTech), Kathya Zamora (NASA/JPL CalTech). Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets: JERS-1.

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