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English: This is a composite image of southern Africa taken by both the Aqua and Terra satellites, Aqua provided the left half of the image, Terra provided the right half. It is not possible to see the whole width of Southern Africa in one satellite pass so images from the two satellites were combined.
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=10823
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Picture prepared for Wikipedia by Adrian Pingstone in November 2003.)
Author Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC

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Public domain This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template:PD-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.)
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  • 2003-11-11 17:13 Arpingstone 750×577× (82185 bytes) Southern Africa

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