Photo of the Sacramento Valley, California. On July 23, 1972 - Lot 299

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Photo of the Sacramento Valley, California. On July 23, 1972 - Lot 299
Photo of the Sacramento Valley, California. On July 23, 1972, NASA launched the first Earth-observing satellite, then known as ERTS (Earth Resources Technology Satellite), later renamed Landsat 1. The purpose of this satellite was to study and monitor the Earth’s land masses. Three colors—green, red, and infrared—which were imaged and recorded separately by the satellite, were combined at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, Maryland). Vintage black-and-white NASA print (20.5 cm × 25.5 cm), dated September 29, 1972, captioned on the back and bearing the number 72-H-1319. NASA photos of Earth taken by satellite or from the air (1969–1978)
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