Italian Satellites Monitor Earthquake Damages In Sichuan
Friday, May 16, 2008 - 12:35
in Earth & Climate
COSMO-SkyMed, the Italian satellite system for Earth observation, is being used to help the Chinese areas hit by the devastating earthquake of May 12. By request of the Chinese Government, the ASI satellites captured two images of the area surrounding the city of Guan Xian, close to the epicentre, thus proving to be able to operate on critical areas with very short response time.
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