Friday, June 4, 2010

GeoEye Satellite Used to take Penguin Census - High Resolution Imagery Featured in Article

...GeoEye-1 is the highest-resolution commercial Earth imaging satellite on the market, said Mark Brender, GeoEye's vice president of communications and marketing. The 4,300-pound satellite travels at a speed of four miles per second, or 17,000 miles per hour, 423 miles above Earth. Its camera can see objects on the ground as small as 16 inches, Brender said. Perfect for seeing penguins.


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