| This one-meter resolution satellite image of Manhattan, New York was
collected at 11:54 a.m. EDT on Sept. 15, 2001 by Space Imaging's IKONOS satellite. The
image shows the remains of the 1,350-foot towers of the World Trade Center, and the debris
and dust that has settled throughout the area. Also visible are the many emergency and
rescue vehicles in the streets in the vicinity. The World Trade Center was demolished on
September 11, 2001 by the impact of two hijacked commercial passenger jets.
IKONOS travels 423 miles above the Earth's surface at a speed of 17,500 miles per hour. |
