Aqua Satellite- 10 Years of incredible Images of Earth

NASA’s Aqua satellite is named for its ability to measure water vapor in the atmosphere, water in the oceans, as well as ice and snow. It was launched on May 4, 2002, and has been functioning perfectly for 10 years, providing us 29 million gigabytes of data.  Image above: Two powerful storms in the South China Sea near the Philippines.

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Amazing view of Antarctica

Mount Etna is Europe’s most active volcano

Phytoplankton bloom off the coast of Argentinian Patagonia

Rainbow feature in this image taken by Aqua over the Pacific Ocean

Ash on snow from Shiveluch, Kamchatka Peninsula, eastern Russia

Lightning started this fire in northeastern Minnesota

An estimated 42,000 gallons of oil per day were leaking from an oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, on April 20, 2010

Hurricane or tropical storm warnings extended from South Carolina to Maine as Hurricane Irene

Sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean

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- See also:

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• Waterspout and Rainbow
• Helmet Oddity [video]
• December 21, 2012: Why the World won't End
• A Message from ISS to All Humankind
• A Detailed view of Antarctica's Landmass

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