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Declassified satellite imagery of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China
A view of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, from declassified satellite imagery stored in the archive at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center.
A view of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, from declassified satellite imagery stored in the archive at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center.