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1992

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Map of ocean topography made fr. TOPEX/Poseidon satellite radio altimeter data measuring sea level relative to Earth's geoid (used by oceanographers to calculate speed & direction of ocean currents), in joint US/French mission, part of long-term effort t.o study Earth fr. space

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Date: 1992
Physical Dimensions: COLOR PRINT
Subject Keywords: Oceanography, Space, Oceans, French, American, Planets, International, Satellites, Earth, Astronomy, Topex Poseidon, 1990s
Publisher: TimeLife
Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
Provider: LIFE
Original ID: TimeLife_image_163337
Credits: TIME

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