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Thursday, November 17, 2011

Bachu and the Tian Shan Mountains


Varied elevations of Bachu in western China in an image developed using data from the two ERS satellites. The ERS missions pioneered the technique of processing satellite radar data into digital elevation models, as shown here of Bachu and the nearby Tian Shan mountains. A digital elevation model is a 3D relief map to study changes in the terrain.

Photo credit: ESA/DLR

Update: Another ESA photo of the Tian Shan mountains can be found here.

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