Wednesday 1 July 2009

Most Complete Map of Earth Published

The most complete terrain map of the Earth's surface has been published. The data, comprising 1.3 million images, come from a collaboration between the US space agency NASA and the Japanese Trade Ministry. The images were taken by Japan's Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) aboard the Terra satellite. Information on how to access it can be found here. (I haven't got it to work yet, you might have more luck!!)

Your Wednesday posers are: -
  1. Which political group was officially dissolved at a meeting in Prague today in 1991?

  2. Pamela Anderson (right) was born today in 1967 (Canada Day) and starred in which TV series as Vallery Irons?

  3. Who was born today in 1961 at 6:45pm at Park House, Sandringham?
Yesterday's Answers: 1. Belgium; 2. Tweedy; 3. Glasgow

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