Mapping Earth from space
By: Robert Snedden
Edition: Express ed.
Series: Science missions; Raintree freestyle express; Science missions; Freestyle express
Publisher: Raintree
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9781410939944; 9781410940018
Subjects: Photographs from space; Remote-sensing images; Juvenile literature; Satellite geodesy
Description: Satellites can now map 99 percent of the Earth's surface. What can scientists learn from these images? Find out in this fascinating book.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 54-55) and index.
Table of contents: title: Going further to see better; title: Earth observatories; title: Image processing; title: The active Earth; title: The living planet; title: People and planet; title: Timeline of mapping Earth.