Haiti Earthquake

NASA Satellite, Natural Hazard Networks Supporting Disaster Recovery

This map posted by the NASA Earth Observatory shows the topography and tectonic influences in the region of the earthquake.

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NASA's considerable Earth-observing and data analysis and distribution capabilities have been mobilized to provide information to support disaster recovery efforts in Haiti after the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake.

NASA has tasked two of its space-based, high-resolution instruments to image areas hardest hit by the earthquake. Before-and-after scenes of Port-au-Prince, for example, will be used to aid with damage assessment and recovery.