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About this satellite image
This declassified satellite image of Lake Chad was captured on 31 October 1963 by a KH-5 ARGON spy satellite, during mission 9059A.
Each pixel covers about 33 meters on the ground.
The original scene is held by the USGS EarthExplorer archive (entity ID DS09059A073MC034).
Learn more about the ARGON programme on the Satellite Programs page.
