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Washington DC/Baltimore, tion appears red. Hea\'ily forested a lighter color as is visible in some of
Maryland and agricultural areas reveal the the reaches of the Potomac River
strongest reds. Suburban areas sur- (running downward in the picture
From Landsai 4 s 960 kilometer rounding Washington (left center of from Washington). Baltimore, Md
altitude, the nation's capital, Balti- image) appear a dull pink to grey appears in the upper center of this
more, MD, and large segments of color because of the blending of scene. Date: November 2, 1982.
Maryland, Virginia, and the Chesa- trees, lawns, and residential build-
peake Bay are easily captured in a ings. Urban areas appear a light blue
single image. Because data from because of a relative lack of vegeta-
Landsai satellites is transmitted to tion and a high percentage of buildings
Earth in digital form, images can be and parking lots. With this particular
given any combinations of colors to color combination, water appears
accent ground features of interest. In deep blue. Water with pollution and
this particular combination, vegeta- suspended sediments, however, shows
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New Orleans, Louisiana Death Valley, California
Lake Pontchartrain and the city of The arid, vegetation-sparse terrain
New Orleans are the central features of Death Valley appears in a variety
of this false color image of the of dark and light tones in this false
southeastern end of Louisiana. The color scene. Vegetation (red) appears
sediment-rich Mississippi River only in a few scattered regions where
meanders from left to right, south of the land is irrigated and near the top
the city, toward the Gulf of Mexico of snow-covered mountains. Scenes, •
(not seen). Along the Mississippi, such as this one, are especially useful
and other nearby rivers, a peculiar for differentiating between rock types m
arrangement of farm land is visible. when exploring for mineral deposits.
This is the "long lot" system of land Variations in the color tones can
subdivision that was carried over indicate zones of mineralization.
from the French Colonial days. With Light colored areas on valley floors
this system, land was parceled in indicate clay and salt deposits. In the
such a way as to give estates enlarged subscene to the right, taken
some river frontage. Date: from the northwest corner of the
September 16, 1982. larger view, sediment washed down
from higher land streaks into valleys
forming alluvial fan deposits. Date:
November 17, 1982.
Jamestown, New York Medicine Hat, A Iberta, Canada
The region of southwestern New The Canadian province of Alberta
York, northwestern Pennsylvania, occupies the western one third of this
and southeastern Lake Erie are false color scene just north of the
shown in this false color image of the U.S. border. Saskatchewan occupies
Allegheny Plateau. Jamestown, NY the eastern two thirds of this picture.
is found at the southeastern end of Running southwest to northeast is
Chautauqua Lake (upper left). Flat- the Saskatchewan River. The town of
lying sedimentary rock underlies this Medicine Hat appears on the bend of
area. Long years of erosion ha\'e the river near the southwest corner of
produced the typical dendritic drain- the scene. The southeastern portion
age (tree branch-like) pattern of the scene is cloud-covered. Colors
associated with this type of rock ha\'e been computer- assigned to high-
structure. Although much of the area light agricultural patterns of the
is sparsely populated and heavily region. In the Medicine Hat subscene
forested (deep red), much land south- individual fields and alternating crops
eastward from Lake Erie has been are easily seen and several circular
partially cleared and devoted to long irrigation fields can be picked out.
strips of meadows and fields for The land in this area is relatively flat
cattle raising and farming (light red lying and scars of the meandering
and pink). Date: August 28, 1982. Saskatchewan River are visible.
Date: November, 10, 1982.
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