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Sentinel-2

Optical imagery at 10 m from the Copernicus program, revisiting most of the planet every five days.

  1. Aral Sea, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, 2017 and 2025

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    Aral Sea, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, 2017 and 2025

    Late-summer true-color views from 2017 and 2025 show the North Aral, the western and eastern basins, and the exposed seabed between them.

  2. Gemini Solar, Clark County, Nevada, April 2020 and May 2024

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    Gemini Solar, Clark County, Nevada, April 2020 and May 2024

    The same 20 by 11 km frame in 2020 and 2024 records the construction of a 690-megawatt solar plant on open desert northeast of Las Vegas.

  3. Lake Poopó, Bolivia, August 2017 and August 2025

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    Lake Poopó, Bolivia, August 2017 and August 2025

    Late dry-season views of the basin in 2017 and 2025 show the extent of exposed salt and playa relative to open water, and the partial recovery of the lake over eight years.

  4. Okavango Delta, Botswana, April and September 2024

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    Okavango Delta, Botswana, April and September 2024

    Views from April and September 2024 record the delta before and after the annual flood pulse from the Angolan highlands spread through its channels.

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