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NASA image: Perspective View with Landsat Overlay, Costa Rica
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Oct 25, 2002

Perspective View with Landsat Overlay, Costa Rica

This perspective view taken in February 2000 from NASA Landsat and SRTM shows the Caribbean coastal plain of Costa...

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NASA image: SRTM Perspective View with Landsat Overlay: San Jose, Costa Rica
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Jul 19, 2001

SRTM Perspective View with Landsat Overlay: San Jose, Costa Rica

This perspective view shows the capital city of San Jose, Costa Rica, in the right center of the image gray area.

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NASA image: Perspective View with Landsat Overlay, San Jose, Costa Rica
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Oct 25, 2002

Perspective View with Landsat Overlay, San Jose, Costa Rica

This perspective view taken in February 2000 from NASA Landsat and SRTM shows the capital city of San Jose, Costa...

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NASA image: SRTM Perspective View with Landsat Overlay: Costa Rica Coastal Plain
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Jul 19, 2001

SRTM Perspective View with Landsat Overlay: Costa Rica Coastal Plain

This perspective view shows the northern coastal plain of Costa Rica with the Cordillera Central, composed of a...

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NASA image: Costa Rica, Central America as seen from STS-60
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Feb 9, 1994

Costa Rica, Central America as seen from STS-60

STS060-85-000AD (3-11 Feb 1994) --- This photograph shows the Central American nations of Nicaragua, Costa Rica and...

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NASA image: Mr. John Danilovich, US Ambassador to Costa Rica, and NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe at the AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerica hangar naming ceremony
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Mar 3, 2004

Mr. John Danilovich, US Ambassador to Costa Rica, and NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe at the AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerica hangar naming ceremony

Mr. John Danilovich, US Ambassador to Costa Rica, and NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe at the AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerica...

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NASA image: NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory takes off from Juan Santamaria International Airport in San Jose, Costa Rica, on NASA's AirSAR 2004 campaign
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Mar 3, 2004

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory takes off from Juan Santamaria International Airport in San Jose, Costa Rica, on NASA's AirSAR 2004 campaign

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory takes off from Juan Santamaria International Airport in San Jose, Costa Rica, on...

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NASA image: NASA Dryden's DC-8 on the ramp at Jaun Santamaria International Airport, San Jose, Costa Rica during the AirSAR 2004 campaign
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Mar 3, 2004

NASA Dryden's DC-8 on the ramp at Jaun Santamaria International Airport, San Jose, Costa Rica during the AirSAR 2004 campaign

NASA Dryden's DC-8 on the ramp at Jaun Santamaria International Airport, San Jose, Costa Rica during the AirSAR 2004...

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NASA image: NASA Dryden's DC-8 on the ramp at Jaun Santamaria International Airport, San Jose, Costa Rica during the AirSAR 2004 campaign
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Mar 3, 2004

NASA Dryden's DC-8 on the ramp at Jaun Santamaria International Airport, San Jose, Costa Rica during the AirSAR 2004 campaign

NASA Dryden's DC-8 on the ramp at Jaun Santamaria International Airport, San Jose, Costa Rica during the AirSAR 2004...

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NASA image: NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory takes off from Juan Santamaria International Airport in San Jose, Costa Rica, on NASA's AirSAR 2004 campaign
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Mar 3, 2004

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory takes off from Juan Santamaria International Airport in San Jose, Costa Rica, on NASA's AirSAR 2004 campaign

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory takes off from Juan Santamaria International Airport in San Jose, Costa Rica, on...

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NASA image: NASA Dryden's DC-8 on the ramp at Jaun Santamaria International Airport, San Jose, Costa Rica, during the AirSAR 2004 campaign
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Mar 3, 2004

NASA Dryden's DC-8 on the ramp at Jaun Santamaria International Airport, San Jose, Costa Rica, during the AirSAR 2004 campaign

NASA Dryden's DC-8 on the ramp at Jaun Santamaria International Airport, San Jose, Costa Rica during the AirSAR 2004...

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NASA image: Tom Mace and Walter Klein(far right) brief John Danilovich, US Ambassador to Costa Rica, and NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe onboard NASA's DC-8
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Mar 3, 2004

Tom Mace and Walter Klein(far right) brief John Danilovich, US Ambassador to Costa Rica, and NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe onboard NASA's DC-8

Dr. Tom Mace, NASA DFRC Director of Airborne Sciences, and Walter Klein(far right), NASA DFRC Airborne Science...

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NASA image: Dense rain forest in the La Selva region of Costa Rica
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Mar 5, 2004

Dense rain forest in the La Selva region of Costa Rica

Dense rain forest in the La Selva region of Costa Rica. AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerica is a three-week expedition by an...

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NASA image: NASA ER-2 flys over Hurricane Dennis during TSCP mission.
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Jul 6, 2005

NASA ER-2 flys over Hurricane Dennis during TSCP mission.

The NASA ER-2 airplane flew over hurricane Dennis as part of the Tropical Cloud Systems and Processes "TSCP"...

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NASA image: Costa Rica Turrialba Volcano, Continued Activity seen by NASA Spacecraft
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Apr 6, 2015

Costa Rica Turrialba Volcano, Continued Activity seen by NASA Spacecraft

The March, 2015 eruption of Turrialba Volcano in Costa Rica caught everyone by surprise as seen in this image from...

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NASA image: VIP group in hangar during AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerica campaign
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Mar 3, 2004

VIP group in hangar during AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerica campaign

VIP group in hangar during AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerica campaign, L-R: Dr. Gahssem Asrar, NASA Associate Administrator...

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NASA image: VIP’s onboard NASA's DC-8 aircraft during the AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerica campaign
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Mar 3, 2004

VIP’s onboard NASA's DC-8 aircraft during the AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerica campaign

VIP’s onboard NASA's DC-8 aircraft during the AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerica campaign, L-R: Mr. John Danilovich, US...

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NASA image: VIP tour of NASA DFRC's DC-8 during the AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerica campaign
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Mar 3, 2004

VIP tour of NASA DFRC's DC-8 during the AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerica campaign

VIP tour of NASA DFRC's DC-8 airborne laboratory during the AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerica campaign given by Craig Dobson,...

AFRC
NASA image: NASA Goes Below, Inside and Above Tropical Weather
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Oct 10, 2007

NASA Goes Below, Inside and Above Tropical Weather

NASA researchers with the Tropical Composition, Cloud and Climate Coupling, or TC4 experiment discuss the airborne...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Reporters at the dedication ceremony of a NASA hangar at the San Jose, Costa Rica, airport observe the WB-57f takeoff for its sixth Costa Rican flight. KSC and NASA researchers are testing the Aircraft-based Volcanic Emission Mass Spectrometer (AVEMS) that determines the presence and concentration of various chemicals. It is being tested in flights over the Turrialba volcano in Costa Rica, and in the crater, sampling and analyzing fresh volcanic gases in their natural chemical state. The AVEMS system has been developed for use in the Space Shuttle program, to detect toxic gas leaks and emissions in the Shuttle’s aft compartment and the crew compartment.
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Mar 31, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Reporters at the dedication ceremony of a NASA hangar at the San Jose, Costa Rica, airport observe the WB-57f takeoff for its sixth Costa Rican flight. KSC and NASA researchers are testing the Aircraft-based Volcanic Emission Mass Spectrometer (AVEMS) that determines the presence and concentration of various chemicals. It is being tested in flights over the Turrialba volcano in Costa Rica, and in the crater, sampling and analyzing fresh volcanic gases in their natural chemical state. The AVEMS system has been developed for use in the Space Shuttle program, to detect toxic gas leaks and emissions in the Shuttle’s aft compartment and the crew compartment.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Reporters at the dedication ceremony of a NASA hangar at the San Jose, Costa Rica,...

NASA image: NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory takes off from Juan Santamaria International Airport in San Jose, Costa Rica, on NASA's AirSAR 2004 campaign
Image
Mar 6, 2004

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory takes off from Juan Santamaria International Airport in San Jose, Costa Rica, on NASA's AirSAR 2004 campaign

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory takes off from Juan Santamaria International Airport in San Jose, Costa Rica, on...

AFRC
NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the airport in San Jose, Costa Rica, the NASA hangar is dedicated. The speaker is Hermann Faith, executive director, Costa Rica-USA (CRUSA) Foundation. At the table are (from left) Dr. Jorge Andres Diaz, head scientiest CARTA mission; Gary Shelton, NASA deployment manager; Dr. Pedro Leon, general director, National Center for Advanced Technology (CENAT); Dr. Rogelio Pardo, minister of science and tchnology; John Danilovioch, U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica; and Lic. Vilma Lopez, subdirector, Civil Aviation (DGAC). NASA KSC has been testing its Aircraft-based Volcanic Emission Mass Spectrometer (AVEMS) in flights over the Turrialba volcano and in the crater, sampling and analyzing fresh volcanic gases in their natural chemical state. The AVEMS system has been developed for use in the Space Shuttle program, to detect toxic gas leaks and emissions in the Shuttle’s aft compartment and the crew compartment.
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Mar 31, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the airport in San Jose, Costa Rica, the NASA hangar is dedicated. The speaker is Hermann Faith, executive director, Costa Rica-USA (CRUSA) Foundation. At the table are (from left) Dr. Jorge Andres Diaz, head scientiest CARTA mission; Gary Shelton, NASA deployment manager; Dr. Pedro Leon, general director, National Center for Advanced Technology (CENAT); Dr. Rogelio Pardo, minister of science and tchnology; John Danilovioch, U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica; and Lic. Vilma Lopez, subdirector, Civil Aviation (DGAC). NASA KSC has been testing its Aircraft-based Volcanic Emission Mass Spectrometer (AVEMS) in flights over the Turrialba volcano and in the crater, sampling and analyzing fresh volcanic gases in their natural chemical state. The AVEMS system has been developed for use in the Space Shuttle program, to detect toxic gas leaks and emissions in the Shuttle’s aft compartment and the crew compartment.

NASA image: Colored Height and Shaded Relief, Central America
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Oct 22, 2002

Colored Height and Shaded Relief, Central America

Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, southern Mexico and parts of Cuba and...

JPL
NASA image: Personnel viewing posters showing how NASA activities have made an impact on Costa Rican people
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Mar 3, 2004

Personnel viewing posters showing how NASA activities have made an impact on Costa Rican people

L-R; Jorge Andres Diaz, Director of the Costa Rican National Hangar for Airborne Research division of the National...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the airport in San Jose, Costa Rica, the NASA hangar is dedicated. The speaker is...

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