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Virginia Norwood, 1927-2023

Published on 17 April 2023 by Jonathan Crowe

Virginia Norwood, called “the mother of Landsat” for her invention of Landsat 1’s multispectral scanner system, died on March 26th at the age of 96. See also Landsat’s memorial. [Lat × Long]

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