![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080921115241im_/http://veimages.gsfc.nasa.gov//1486/PIA02994_tn.jpg)
Images & Animations
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Credit
NASA JPL
This SIR-A image shows rivers emptying into the sea on the southern coast of the Indonesian half of New Guinea. The objective of SIR-A was to ovserve the Earth by use of radar imagery, acquire and transmit data of different geologic regions, demonstrate the capability of the Space Shuttle as a platform for making spaceborne scientific investigations.
Note: This image was scanned from physical media.
Metadata
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Sensor
Space Shuttle/SIR-A -
Visualization Date
2000-11-14