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NOAA’s GOES-16 Satellite Sends First Images to Earth

NOAA’s GOES-16 Satellite Sends First Images to Earth

The first images from GOES-16 have arrived! Join us in marveling at theses breath-taking, high-resolution images from NOAA's next-generation geostationary satellite and get a glimpse of the future of and weather forecasting! These incredibly sharp images from GOES-16's Advanced Baseline Imager will enable scientists to explore the Earth's atmosphere and weather like never before, and usher in an era of new weather forecasting possibilities.

See what all the buzz is about. Read the GOES-16 first images press release and check out our image gallery.

 

 

 

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