Satellite images can reveal what was previously unseeable and provide new perspectives on old sights.
With nowhere for the energy to dissipate, the fjord tsunami shook the Earth for over a week.
Seeing the shape of the wavethats something we could never do before SWOT.
A data visualization shows lower and higher water levels in a fjord following a rockslide.Image: NASA Earth Observatory
The fjord is 1.7 miles (2.7 kilometers) wide.
The tsunami caused about $200,000 worth of damage, as reported inour original coverageof the research.
But the SWOT image adds a compelling new dimension to the anomalous tsunamiit shows the havoc from above.
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