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This Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) image displays central Norway and western Sweden. Towards the bottom right of the image at the mouth of the Oslofjorden is the Capital City, Oslo. Other fjords such as the Sognefjorden, Nordfjord and the Trondheimsfjorden with the city of Trondheim on its shores can also be seen clearly extending inland from the North Sea coast.
Technical Information:
Instrument: MEdium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS)
Date of Acquisition: 24 August 2002
Orbit number: 02524
Instrument features: Full Resolution image (300 - metre resolution)