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Mexico City Is Sinking. A Powerful NASA Satellite Just Revealed How Fast

NASA’s New Radar View Shows Mexico City’s Uneven Descent in Stark Detail

Preliminary observations from the NASA-ISRO NISAR mission show parts of Mexico City sinking by more than 2 centimeters per month, sharpening the picture of a long-running infrastructure threat.

Key Takeaways

NISAR data show some areas of Mexico City sinking by more than 2 centimeters per month.
NASA links the subsidence to groundwater pumping and the compaction of ancient lake-bed soils.

DT Editorial Team·May 6, 2026·via wired.com

NASA-ISRO NISAR Maps Mexico City’s Sinking Ground in Early Mission Test

New NISAR radar data shows parts of Mexico City sinking by more than half an inch per month, giving scientists an early demonstration of the satellite’s ability to measure ground deformation from space.

Key Takeaways

New NISAR data shows parts of Mexico City subsiding by more than half an inch per month, largely due to groundwater pumping.
NASA says the result helps confirm the mission is performing as expected in its first year after launch in 2025.

DT Editorial Team·May 1, 2026·via science.nasa.gov

Fresh NISAR Imagery Shows How NASA and ISRO’s Radar Satellite Sees Through Clouds

A new image of Mount St. Helens offers an early look at the capabilities of NISAR, the NASA-ISRO radar satellite built to track changes across Earth’s land and ice surfaces in all kinds of weather.

Key Takeaways

NASA released a NISAR radar image of Mount St. Helens captured on November 10, 2025.
The satellite’s L-band radar can see through clouds, allowing surface observations in poor weather.

DT Editorial Team·Mar 28, 2026·via science.nasa.gov

NISAR’s Mount Rainier Image Shows What Dual-Radar Earth Observation Can Do

A newly released NISAR image of Mount Rainier offers an early look at how the NASA-ISRO mission can map land and ice through cloud cover while tracking changes across Earth’s surface on a regular schedule.

DT Editorial Team·Mar 28, 2026·via science.nasa.gov