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Terra Spacecraft Images Deadly Oklahoma Tornado

By Marc Boucher
NASA Watch
June 5, 2013
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NASA Spacecraft Captures Swath of Destruction from Deadly Oklahoma Tornado, NASA
On June 2, 2013, the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument on NASA’s Terra spacecraft captured this image showing the scar left on the landscape by the tornado’s deadly track. In this false-color image, vegetation is red, water is dark blue, roads and buildings are gray and white, and bare fields are tan. The tornado track crosses the image from left to right as indicated by the arrows. The image covers an area of 6 by 8.6 miles (9.6 by 13.8 kilometers), and is located at 35.3 degrees north latitude, 97.5 degrees west longitude.
Marc’s note: I just happened to turn on CNN as they began broadcasting live coverage of the tornado. It was surreal to be watching the destruction live. My heart goes out to those affected.

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