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STS-59_META_GRD·v1·dataset

Catalog info for Space Shuttle radar images (STS-59)

STS-59_METADATA_GRD
deformation NASA ASF Level Not provided
In plain English

What it measures. Catalog records (metadata) describing radar images taken from the Space Shuttle during the STS-59 mission, rather than the images themselves.

How it's made. Created to accompany the SIR-C radar 'ground range' imagery collected aboard the Shuttle on that flight.

How & where you'd use it. A reference layer for finding and identifying the matching Shuttle radar images; used through search and catalog tools rather than directly.

What's measured

SOLID EARTH › TECTONICSLAND SURFACE › EROSION/SEDIMENTATIONLAND SURFACE › SOILS › SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENTOCEANS › OCEAN WINDS

Coverage & cadence

  • Time span1994-04-09 → 1994-04-22
  • Measured bySTS-59 (SIR-C)
  • Processing levelLevel Not provided
  • StatusCOMPLETE

What you can do with it

  • Measure ground motion and subsidence (InSAR)
  • Track earthquakes, volcanoes and landslides
  • Map elevation and terrain change
Official description

Metadata for STS-59 SIR-C Ground Range Product

Get the data

sts-59_meta_grd_access.py
import earthaccess
earthaccess.login(strategy="netrc")          # free Earthdata Login

results = earthaccess.search_data(
    short_name="STS-59_META_GRD",
    version="1",
    bounding_box=(-122.5, 37.2, -121.8, 37.9),  # your area (W,S,E,N)
    temporal=("2024-01-01", "2024-12-31"),       # your dates
)
files = earthaccess.open(results)   # stream straight from ASF
Browsing CMR needs no login. Downloading or streaming bytes needs a free Earthdata Login + the earthaccess package.