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Earth science
Any of several geological sciences that are concerned with the earth, its origins, and all of its various structures and physical forms and phenomena.
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modular optoelectric multispectral scanner (MOMS)
Earth science; Remote sensing
An along-track scanner carried on the Space Shuttle that recorded two bands of data.
Gemini
Earth science; Remote sensing
U. S. program of two-man earth-orbiting spacecraft in 1965 and 1966.
ISO index
Earth science; Remote sensing
Index of the International Standards Organization, designating film speed in photography. Higher values indicate higher sensitivity.
kernel
Earth science; Remote sensing
Two-dimensional array of digital numbers used in digital filtering.
scatterometer
Earth science; Remote sensing
Nonimaging radar device that quantitatively records backscatter of terrain as a function of incidence angle.
kinetic energy
Earth science; Remote sensing
The ability of a moving body to do work by virtue of its motion. The molecular motion of matter is a form of kinetic energy.
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