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Diagram illustrating the Space Oblique Mercator projection used for satellite imagery. A globe with latitude/longitude grid is shown inside a cylindrical projection surface with a scanner satellite at the top. A dashed line indicates the satellite's ground track across Earth. Text notes that this projection images Earth from N 82° to S 82° every 18 days.

Space Oblique Mercator Projection Diagram

Diagram illustrating the Space Oblique Mercator projection used for satellite imagery. A globe with latitude/longitude grid is shown inside a cylindrical projection surface with a scanner satellite at the top. A dashed line indicates the satellite's ground track across Earth. Text notes that this projection images Earth from N 82° to S 82° every 18 days.

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