Earth from Space: ALOS sends its first image

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This image of Mt. Fuji in Japan is the first data acquired by Japans ALOS on 14 February 2006. ALOS is supported by ESA as a Third Party Mission which means that data and imagery are distributed under a cooperative agreement between the Agency and th ...
This image of Mt. Fuji in Japan is the first data acquired by Japan's ALOS on 14 February 2006. ALOS is supported by ESA as a 'Third Party Mission', which means that data and imagery are distributed under a cooperative agreement between the Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Credits: JAXA

This image of Mt. Fuji is the first data to be acquired by Japan’s recently launched Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) on 24 January 2006.


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