First IR Image from Newest Weather Satellite Captures Hurricane Bill
Friday, August 21, 2009 - 12:21
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Remote-sensing scientists call a satellite image that captures an entire hemisphere of the Earth in one view a "full-disk" image. The delivery of the first full-disk image from a newly launched weather satellite is an exciting milestone in the mission. It provides scientists and engineers with incontrovertible evidence that a new satellite -- as well as the communications systems needed to deliver the images back to Earth -- is ready to do its job.