Northwest Corner of Puerto Rico Showing Shallow Waters and Coral Reefs

  • Released Friday, April 9, 1999
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This scene shows the southwestern corner of the island of Puerto Rico as seen by the three Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) visible light sensors. The detectors have a limited ability to see through shallow water, detecting the coral reefs and shallow sand areas around the edge of the island.

A flyby of the western coast of Puerto Rico, from Landsat data

Coral Reefs in Puerto Rico

Coral Reefs in Puerto Rico

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Scientific Visualization Studio

This page was originally published on Friday, April 9, 1999.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:59 PM EDT.

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