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Landsat 7 Satellite Shows Tsunami Effects in Sendai, Japan

Two sets of images from the Landsat 7 satellite captured before and after effects of the tsunami that followed the 9.0 earthquake off of Japan's east coast.
NASA Satellite Sees Area Affected by Japan Tsunami

A new before-and-after image pair from NASA's Terra spacecraft shows a region northeast of Sendai, Japan, affected by the March 11, 2011, tsunami.
Japan Quake May Have Shortened Earth Days, Moved Axis

The March 11, magnitude 9.0 earthquake in Japan may have shortened the length of each Earth day and shifted its axis.
NASA Images Tsunami's Effects on Northeastern Japan

Flooding from the destructive tsunami triggered by the March 11, 2011 quake off Japan's northeastern coast is visible in before/after images from NASA's Terra spacecraft.
NASA Shows Topography of Tsunami-Damaged Japan City

A new image based on NASA radar data from 2000 shows the mostly low-lying topography of Sendai, Japan, devastated by the March 11, 2011, 8.9-magnitue earthquake and tsunami.