Landsat Played Role in Confirming 1986 Chernobyl Disaster
By National Land Imaging Program
October 2015 (approx.)
![Satellite image comparison of Chernobyl then and now](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/IOW_CLU_Chernobyl_30.jpg?itok=fHXstxmT)
Detailed Description
When the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded 30 years ago, on April 26, 1986, Landsat 5 was the first civilian satellite to confirm the disaster near Pripyat, Ukraine, in the agricultural heartland of the Soviet Union.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.