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Corsica: Cape Corse and the Island of Capraia. ERS-2 SAR Precision Image generated from ERS-2 data acquired over Corsica by Matera Ground Station, Italy, on 6th September 2001.
On top: the Island of Capraia (part of Livorno Province)
Bottom left part of the image: the town of Bastia, facing the Tyrrhenian sea and the remarkable ship traffic (white dots) in all directions.
ERS-2 gyro-less operations ensured by the joint ESA/European industry efforts continue supporting a wide range of environmental applications through the provision of routinely and timely available ERS-2 SAR products of good quality.