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 Archive - Washington, D.C. from Space

   July 03, 2021

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   Today's archive EPOD was selected because this weekend is Independence
   Day (July 4th) in the United States. Every weekend we present a notable
   item from our archives. This post was originally published July 3, 2009
   and was updated to reflect the anniversary.

   Landsat-7 Satellite Image
   Summary Author:  Jim Foster

   The  Landsat-7 satellite image above features the capital city of
   the U.S.,  Washington, D.C. Tomorrow, the U.S celebrates the 245th
   anniversary of its  independence. From its inception, Washington,
   which sits at the confluence of the  Potomac River (lower left) and
    Anacostia River (right center), was built to serve as the capital
   of the fledgling nation. Pierre Charles L’Enfant originally designed
   the layout of the city streets.

   The  U.S. Capitol can be discerned near the center of the image, the
   Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial are at left center – directly
   to the left (west) of the Capitol. Just southwest of the Lincoln
   Memorial, across the Potomac River in the state of Virginia, is the
   Arlington Memorial Cemetery. The emerald green peninsula to the south
   of the Capitol is East Potomac Park. At the top left of this image, the
   dark green strip is Rock Creek Park, which noticeably contrasts with
   the bright white of adjacent buildings and homes.
   The donut-like structure to the right (east) of the Capitol is Robert
   F. Kennedy Stadium. Portions of the state of Maryland can be seen at
   upper left and also at lower right.

   This is a natural-color image composed of several bands in the visible
   portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. Image acquired May 9, 2005.
     * Washington, District of Columbia Coordinates: 38.907, -77.037

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