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NISAR’s Mount Rainier Image Shows What Dual-Radar Earth Observation Can Do
Key Takeaways
- NASA released a NISAR image of Mount Rainier captured on Nov. 10, 2025.
- The mission’s L-band radar was able to observe the surface through cloud cover.
- NISAR is the first satellite to carry two SAR instruments at different wavelengths.
- The mission will monitor Earth’s land and ice surfaces twice every 12 days.
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DT Editorial Team··via science.nasa.gov