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Forests, Wetlands, Farmland: NISAR Satellite Sends First Images Of Earth Ahead Of Full Operation

NISAR, a joint NASA-ISRO radar satellite, released its first Earth images showcasing land cover and ecosystem monitoring capabilities before full operations begin.

Hyderabad: The NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) Earth-observing radar satellite has sent its first images, capturing the planet's surface and offering a glimpse of future science contributions as the joint mission between the US space agency NASA (National Aeronatics and Space Administration) and the Indian space agency ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) gets ready to start full science operations later this year.

The images, captured using the satellite’s L-band synthetic apertu

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