satellite imagery
noun
: pictures taken from satellites
They used satellite imagery to see the ice caps.
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Cracks in the rock Retrospective analysis of optical and radar satellite imagery from the weeks preceding the slide showed no visible tension cracks or major deformational scarring on the slope.
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Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 May 2026
Built from a decade of daily NASA satellite imagery, the image below compares 2012 with 2023 and highlights shifts in human nighttime activity.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 6 May 2026
The Washington Post published satellite imagery of the damage along the border, depicting the destruction of a roughly 60-foot portion of the more than 200-foot-long etching.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
But satellite imagery can help to give a sense of the overall destruction.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 30 Apr. 2026
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Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 May 2026
Built from a decade of daily NASA satellite imagery, the image below compares 2012 with 2023 and highlights shifts in human nighttime activity.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 6 May 2026
The Washington Post published satellite imagery of the damage along the border, depicting the destruction of a roughly 60-foot portion of the more than 200-foot-long etching.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
But satellite imagery can help to give a sense of the overall destruction.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Satellite imagery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satellite%20imagery. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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