ESA - Kathmandu, Nepal - ASAR, 14 August 2003

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Further east are the cities of Thimi and Bhaktapur. </p><p> <b>Technical Information:</b><br /> Instruments: Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR) <br /> Date of Acquisition: 14 August 2003 <br /> Orbit number: 7602 <br /> Orbit direction: Descending <br /> Instrument features: Image Mode Precision (30 meter resolution)<br /> ASAR Mode: Image Swath 3 <br /> ASAR Polarisation: VV <br /> Coordinates:<br /> NW Lat/Long: N 28.10 / E 85.01 <br /> NE Lat/Long: N 28.01 / E 85.51 <br /> SE Lat/Long: N 27.08 / E 85.38 <br />SW Lat/Long: N 27.17 / E 84.49</p> </div> <ul class="modal__meta_licence"> <li> <b>CREDIT</b><br> ESA 2003 </li> <li> <b>LICENCE</b><br> <a href="/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website" target="_blank_">ESA Standard Licence</a> and Additional permission may be required <br>(contact <a href="mailto:spaceinimages@esa.int">spaceinimages@esa.int</a> for further information) </li> </ul> <ul class="modal__meta"> <li> <div><i class="inline-icon far fa-landmark fa-fw" title="Activity"></i></div> <div> <a href="/ESA_Multimedia/Directorates/Observing_the_Earth/(result_type)/images" target="_top">Observing the Earth</a> </div> </li> <li> <div><i class="inline-icon far fa-rocket fa-fw" title="Mission"></i></div> <div> <a href="/ESA_Multimedia/Missions/Envisat/(result_type)/images" target="_top">Envisat</a> </div> </li> <li> <div><i class="inline-icon far fa-tags fa-fw" title="Keywords"></i></div> <div> <a href="/ESA_Multimedia/Keywords/Description/Land_use/(result_type)/images" target="_top">Land use</a> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="modal__tab-content--related" class="modal__tab-content modal__tab-content--related"> <a class="modal__related image connecting-benefiting popup" href="/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2016/10/Kathmandu_Nepal"> <figure class="thumbnail"> <img class="image-bg" src="/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2016/10/kathmandu_nepal/16187316-1-eng-GB/Kathmandu_Nepal_card_medium.jpg" alt="Kathmandu, Nepal"> </figure> <header class="entry"> <span class="pillar">Applications</span> <h3 class="heading">Kathmandu, Nepal</h3> <div class="meta"> <span>Image</span> <span>14619 <small>views</small></span> <span>105 <small>likes</small></span> </div> </header> </a> <a class="modal__related image connecting-benefiting popup" href="/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2014/03/Imja_glacier_Himalayas"> <figure class="thumbnail"> <img class="image-bg" src="/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2014/03/imja_glacier_himalayas/14321594-1-eng-GB/Imja_glacier_Himalayas_card_medium.jpg" alt="Imja glacier, Himalayas"> </figure> <header class="entry"> <span class="pillar">Applications</span> <h3 class="heading">Imja glacier, Himalayas</h3> <div class="meta"> <span>Image</span> <span>12503 <small>views</small></span> <span>101 <small>likes</small></span> </div> </header> </a> <a class="modal__related image connecting-benefiting popup" href="/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2004/05/Salzburg_-_ASAR_-_17_August_2003"> <figure class="thumbnail"> <img class="image-bg" src="/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2004/05/salzburg_-_asar_-_17_august_2003/10187306-2-eng-GB/Salzburg_-_ASAR_-_17_August_2003_card_medium.jpg" alt="Salzburg - 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