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The Jabal Waqf es Suwwan crater is an impact crater in Ma'an Governorate, Jordan, near the Saudi border. [1] The crater has a diameter of 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi). It is estimated at 37–56 million years old. It is exposed at the surface. [2]
Google Earth is a web and computer program that renders a 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery.The program maps the Earth by superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and GIS data onto a 3D globe, allowing users to see cities and landscapes from various angles.
Jordan is a key ally of the US and UK and, together with Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, is one of only three Arab nations to have signed peace treaties with Israel, Jordan's direct neighbour. [159] Jordan views an independent Palestinian state with the 1967 borders as part of the two-state solution and of supreme national interest. [160]
The view from the summit provides a panorama of the West Bank across the Jordan River valley. The city of Jericho is usually visible from the summit, as is Jerusalem on a very clear day. The biblical town of Nebo, now known as Khirbet al-Mukhayyat , is located 3.5 km (2.1 mi) away.
Some satellites capture live video footage of the ground, so what would it take for Google Earth to give us live video feeds of anywhere we decide to look in the world? --Shultz 10:50, 4 November 2005 (UTC) A million satellites that can cover every point on Earth simultaneously? EamonnPKeane 21:25, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
The following is a timeline for Google Street View, a technology implemented in Google Maps and Google Earth that provides ground-level interactive panoramas of cities. The service was first introduced in the United States on May 25, 2007, and initially covered only five cities: San Francisco, Las Vegas, Denver, Miami, and New York City.
The system is composed of four commercial high definition video cameras which were built to record video of the Earth from multiple angles by having them mounted on the International Space Station. The cameras streamed live video of Earth to be viewed online and on NASA TV on the show Earth Views. Previously-recorded video now plays in a ...
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