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March 14, 2011 Very-high-resolution imagery of the Fukushima Nuclear reactor.

See also our page on the damage caused by the tsunami

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GeoEye-1 50 cm imagery of the damaged nuclear reactor at Fukushima, Japan

The image on the left shows the plant before the earthquake of March 11, while that on the right, acquired March 13, clearly shows the damage to the outer building holding the Number 1 reactor.

Since this image was acquired, there has been another explosion in reactor Number 3, while water levels are reported to be falling in Number 2.

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GeoEye-1 image; 15 November 2009
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GeoEye-1 image; 15 March 2011
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Overview, GeoEye-1 image; 15 March 2011
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