satellite imagery
noun
: pictures taken from satellites
They used satellite imagery to see the ice caps.
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The separation between the glacier and Prow Knob happened sometime between July 13 and August 6 this summer, according to the satellite imagery.
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Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Verification will occur alongside the standard Trust Protocol process, combining field visits with satellite imagery.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
Reports suggested that in the days leading up to the strikes, Iran may have moved and hidden some of its uranium based on satellite imagery that showed convoys leaving the Fordow and Isfahan nuclear sites.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The report also included satellite imagery that pointed out the base’s many facilities, including entrance checkpoints, headquarter buildings, warehouses, missile support facilities and small housing buildings.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
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Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Verification will occur alongside the standard Trust Protocol process, combining field visits with satellite imagery.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
Reports suggested that in the days leading up to the strikes, Iran may have moved and hidden some of its uranium based on satellite imagery that showed convoys leaving the Fordow and Isfahan nuclear sites.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The report also included satellite imagery that pointed out the base’s many facilities, including entrance checkpoints, headquarter buildings, warehouses, missile support facilities and small housing buildings.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Satellite imagery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satellite%20imagery. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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