PANAMA - 16 February 2013 - In January 2013, a new Earth-observing instrument was installed on the International Space Station (ISS). ISERV Pathfinder
PANAMA - 16 February 2013 - In January 2013, a new Earth-observing instrument was installed on the International Space Station (ISS). ISERV Pathfinder consists of a commercial camera, a telescope, and a pointing system, all positioned to look through the Earth-facing window of ISS Destiny module. ISERV Pathfinder is intended as an engineering exercise, with the long-term goal of developing a system for providing imagery to developing nations as they monitor natural disasters and environmental concerns. The image above is the 'first light' from the new ISERV camera system, taken at 1:44 local time on February 16, 2013. It shows the Rio San Pablo as it empties into the Golfo de Montijo in Veraguas, Panama. It is an ecological transition zone, changing from agriculture and pastures to mangrove forests, swamps, and estuary systems - Photo: Geopix/NASA
Size: 4576px × 6000px
Location: Gulf of Montijo Veraguas Panama
Photo credit: © Geopix / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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