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Earth observations taken from shuttle orbiter Columbia
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STS073-745-055 (2 November 1995) --- This photograph in color infrared highlights the different vegetation zones on the island of Maui, Hawaii. The dark red tropical forests live on the steep volcanic slopes on the north side of the island, and the fertile lowlands support large sugar cane plantations, which are the red and black checkered pattern. The Wailuku and Kahului area near the center on the north shore of the island was formerly a whaling center.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineEarth observations taken from shuttle orbiter Columbia. NASA/JSC, 1995-11-02. Public domain. ID: sts073-745-055.
