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Satellite imagery is revolutionizing the world. But should we always trust what we see?

  • Written by Melinda Laituri, Professor of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, Colorado State University
Satellite imagery is revolutionizing the world. But should we always trust what we see?Sea ice off of East Antarctica’s Princess Astrid Coast.NASA

In 1972, the crew of Apollo 17 captured what has become one of the most iconic images of the Earth: the Blue Marble. Biochemist Gregory Petsko described the image as “perfectly representing the human condition of living on an island in the universe.” Many researchers now...

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