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Japan from space

Posted at 4:41 PM on March 13, 2011 by Bob Collins (0 Comments)
Filed under: Disasters

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DigitalGlobe, the satellite photography company, has provided about a dozen images on Flickr showing the devastation in Japan. This image shows the effect of the tsunami on Minamisoma. The water traveled 1.5 miles.

Find more images here.

The New York Times also has some before/after satellite photos.


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