File:Istanbul-city (ASTER).jpg
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DescriptionIstanbul-city (ASTER).jpg |
English: These June 16, 2000 images of Istanbul, Turkey show a full 60 by 60 km ASTER scene, and a 21 by 24 km sub-scene in the visible and infrared channels. Vegetation appears red, and urban areas blue-green. Bustling Istanbul, with its magnificent historical heritage, has spanned the divide between Europe and Asia for more than 2,500 years. Originally called Byzantium, the city was founded in the 7th century BC on the Golden Horn, an arm of the narrow Bosporus Strait, which connects the Sea of Marmara to the south, with the Black Sea to the north. Constantine I made it his capital of the Eastern Roman Empire in AD 330. As Constantinople, the strategically located city arose as the preeminent cultural, religious, and political center of the Western world. It reached the height of its wealth and glory in the early 5th century. After centuries of decline, the city entered another period of tremendous growth and prosperity when, as Istanbul, it became the capital of the Turkish Ottoman Empire in 1457. Although Turkey moved its capital to Ankara in 1923, Istanbul remains the nation's largest city with a population of over 8 million, its commercial center, and a major port. Two bridges spanning the Bosporus, and ships in the busy channel can be seen on the enlargement. On the full frame image, the water areas have been replaced with a thermal image: colder waters are displayed in dark blue, warmer areas in light blue. Note the dark lines showing boat wakes, and the cold water entering the Sea of Marmara from deeper waters of the Bosporus. The image is located at 41 degrees north latitude and 29 degrees east longitude. (c) 1995-1997 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. |
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Date | Taken on 16 June 2000 | ||
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Author | NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team | ||
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Object location | 41° 00′ 00″ N, 29° 00′ 00″ E | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 41.000000; 29.000000 |
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This media is a product of the Terra mission Credit and attribution belongs to the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) team, NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems |
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