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Oregon Checkerboard

Oregon Checkerboard
This Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) image was acquired on May 20, 2000, and shows an area along the west side of the Cascade Range in west central Oregon. In this composite, snow appears blue, forests are green, and cle

This Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) image was acquired on May 20, 2000, and shows an area along the west side of the Cascade Range in west central Oregon. In this composite, snow appears blue, forests are green, and clear-cut areas are orange-pink. The magnitude of logging operations is quite obvious, appearing as a checker board pattern.Image Credit: NASA/GSFC/MITI/ERSDAC/JAROS and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team