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The NASA website hosts a large number of images from the Soviet/Russian space agency, and other non-American space agencies. These are not necessarily in the public domain. Materials based on Hubble Space Telescope data may be copyrighted if they are not explicitly produced by the STScI . [1]
Lake Superior's deepest point [4] on the bathymetric map. [1] Lake Superior has a surface area of 31,700 square miles (82,103 km 2), [7] which is approximately the size of South Carolina or Austria. It has a maximum length of 350 statute miles (560 km; 300 nmi) and maximum breadth of 160 statute miles (257 km; 139 nmi). [8]
Lake Shasta, shown above, is California's largest reservoir. On Nov. 19, when the first photo was taken, it sat at 31% of capacity, according to the California Department of Water Resources .
The view of Lake Superior and Manitou Island is spectacular from the site. The coordinates of the site are 47°25′48″N 87°43′1″W / 47.43000°N 87.71694°W / 47.43000; -87. To get to the site, interested visitors must drive north on US 41 up to Copper Harbor and proceed about five miles (8.0 km) to the end of US 41.
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NASA astronaut Bob Hines tweeted on Aug. 17, sharing a collection of photos taken from the International Space Station. The photos showed the Northern lights – bands of green light topped with ...
Everyone has seen the incredible photos of space and the galaxies beyond thanks to the groundbreaking technology of the Hubble space telescope. The Hubble only views visible light, but there are ...
In 1897, the county was dissolved, and the island was reincorporated into Keweenaw County. The highest point on the island is Mount Desor at 1,394 ft (425 m), or about 800 ft (240 m) above lake level. Isle Royale, the largest island in Lake Superior, is over 45 mi (72 km) in length and 9 mi (14 km) wide at its widest point. [6]