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MISR Mystery Image Quiz #1

 Image representing the MISR project.
Mystery archipelago.
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This Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) image was acquired by the instrument's vertical-viewing (nadir) camera on June 12, 2001. The swath is approximately 380 kilometers wide. Choose any reference material you like and see if you can answer these questions:

  1. This collection of islands, or archipelago, is part of what country?

  2. The first national park in the area was designated in 1989, and includes a large complex of sand dunes. What is the park's name?

  3. The Independence Day holiday is celebrated on October 10. From whom was independence gained?

  4. A tourist attraction is a 50-acre orchid garden started in 1977 by actor Raymond Burr. What is the name of the garden?

Mystery Solved!

Image credit: NASA/GSFC/LaRC/JPL, MISR Team.

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