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Japan Disaster Recovery Efforts Get Help From Satellites
Images acquired by the German Optical RapidEye and radar TerraSAR-X satellites show Torinoumi on the eastern coast of Japan before the disaster on Sept. 5 2010 and after the tsunami on Mar. 12, 2011.
RapidEye AG, DLR, Google Earth. Map produced by ZKI
In the aftermath of Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami, satellite maps have been a vital part of search and rescue efforts by providing clear pictures of how the land has changed, and where buildings and roads once stood.
From Space.com
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