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Headline: Amazing Earth: NASA Chose Best Satellite Images from 2019

Caption: PICTURE SHOWS: The Solway Firth, the third largest estuary in the United Kingdom, is located off the southwest coast of Scotland. The Operational Land Imager (OLI) on the Landsat 8 satellite captured this image on Oct. 2, 2019, when the waters along the coast were rich with sediment, such as sand or silt. The tides also likely stirred up dissolved organic matter, such as plant debris, soils and plankton. The water changes color abruptly offshore where the shallower bay meets deeper waters of the Irish Sea. The image above is a blend of art and science. Like a photographer who adjusts lighting in a studio, Norman Kuring of NASA’s Ocean Biology group works with various software programs and colour-filtering techniques to draw out the fine details in the water. ... STORY COPY: Amazing Earth: Satellite Images from 2019 This January, NASA have taken a look back at some notable satellite views of our planet from 2019. They explain: “Was 2019 an eventful year for you? It certainly was for our home planet. Earth experienced volcanic eruptions, tropical cyclones and melting glaciers. From space, NASA saw a surge in Amazon rainforest wildfires as well as a total solar eclipse in the South Pacific. “What better way to reflect on the events of 2019 than through the “eyes” of NASA’s fleet of Earth-observing satellites and instruments on the International Space Station? These space assets constantly orbit our globe and provide invaluable information to scientists, government agencies and people like you.”

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