First radar image of Earth returned by NASA’s NISAR mission shows Maine's coast

An Earth-observing radar satellite launched in July jointly between the U.S. and India has returned its first images of our ...
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NASA-ISRO's NISAR sends first radar images of Earth's surface; reveals exceptional details of land, forests and agriculture

including circular center-pivot irrigation plots. The images clearly differentiate between cropland, pastures, natural vegetation, and human settlements. This demonstrates how NISAR’s radar ...