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Coral Reef Samples


New Caledonia is an overseas territory of France with a total land area of 18,575 sq km and a population of around 200,000. It is located in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia. The island is surrounded by 1,600 km long reef barrier. It is the biggest lagoon of the world.

Location: Barrier reef along the Northwestern coast of the French Republic of New Caledonia
Target Latitude: 20.2475 South
Target Longitude: 164.3044 East
Targeting Sensor: Hyperion

Acquisition Date: July 7, 2003

Sample Image

Sample Image Sample Image
ALI: L1G
5:4:3 (RGB)
Format: GeoTiff
ALI: L1R
4:3:2 (RGB)
Format: HDF
Hyperion: L1R
33:22:16 (RGB)
Format: HDF

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July 7, 2003
July 7, 2003
July 7, 2003

EO1A0830742003120110PW.tgz
EO1A0830742003120110PW.tgz
EO1H0830742003120110PW.tar.gz

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