Great Bitter Lake, Egypt
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About this satellite image

This declassified satellite image of Great Bitter Lake, Egypt was captured on 5 August 1973 by a KH-9 HEXAGON spy satellite, during mission 1206.

Each pixel covers about 1.2 meters on the ground.

The original scene is held by the USGS EarthExplorer archive (entity ID D3C1206-200231A008).

Learn more about the HEXAGON programme on the Satellite Programs page.