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Click this link to get a full resolution image of the United States on September 11, 2001 courtesy of SeaWiFS. Click on any portion of the image to download a full-resolution extract or download the entire 122 megabyte file if you wish.

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September 05, 2002 - (date of web publication)

Various satellites took images around New York and the northeast coast September 11&12, 2001. Animations are available to view by clicking on Images 1, 3, 4, and 5.

LANDSAT 7 IMAGE (Image 1)

Landsat 7 captures an image of Manhattan, September 12, 2001. The picture shows a smoke plume spreading over large portions of the city.

EO-1 IMAGE

	Image 2

The Earth Observing One (EO-1) satellite captures a clear image of New York, September 12, 2001.

TERRA IMAGE

	Image 3

This September 11, 2001 image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on board the Terra satellite features the northeastern United States coast. The image shows Hurricane Erin lingering in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 500 miles away from New York.

SeaWiFS IMAGE

	Images 4 and 5

SeaWiFS on board the Orbview 2 satellite captured these September 11 and 12 images of the Northeast United States. The September 11 & 12 pictures shows a clear day around the US, although hurricane Erin is lingering about 500 miles off the northeast coast.

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