12/31/2003: Bam quake satellite images

Undertoad · 12-31-2003, 10:58 AM

Archer pointed to this very fine satellite image of the earthquake destruction of Bam, Iran. The image was taken one day after the big quake. I took the 1.4 Meg, 3000x3000 image, selected a decent, representative section of it, and sized it for our consumption above.

The middle of the image is the mud/brick citadel that had been the world's biggest mud fortress. I isolated on it and created this image.

Like the video of this has shown, it's just not there anymore.

It would be great to have a before / after comparison. On the first image, it's hard to see what's destroyed and what's not. The darkened areas look like trees. The lower right area seems to have been hit less hard. It seems like the area to the left of the citadel would look more like that section at the lower right, but the buildings are almost completely gone.

And it's not clear how much of that crack across the top middle used to be... stuff.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-31-2003, 11:29 AM

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It would be great to have a before / after comparison.

I'm sure the pentagon could help us out with that. Nice job, UT.

Beletseri · 12-31-2003, 11:54 AM

Here's a site with some photos of before to see what the mud city looked like
http://www.sacredsites.com/december2001pages/bam.htm

Elspode · 12-31-2003, 12:08 PM

If you look at the full-scale photo at the link, you can see that modern structures are still largely intact, but the spaces in-between them, probably individual or family dwellings, are obliterated.

Tragic, unimaginable destruction and casualties.

Yharr · 12-31-2003, 04:11 PM

I think Saddam did it.

lumberjim · 12-31-2003, 04:22 PM

"And so castles made of sand, fall in the sea. Eventually"
-jimi hendrix

elSicomoro · 12-31-2003, 05:25 PM

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Originally posted by Yharr
I think Saddam did it.

Nah, it was lumberjim.

12-31-2003, 10:58 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	12/31/2003: Bam quake satellite images Archer pointed to this very fine satellite image of the earthquake destruction of Bam, Iran. The image was taken one day after the big quake. I took the 1.4 Meg, 3000x3000 image, selected a decent, representative section of it, and sized it for our consumption above. The middle of the image is the mud/brick citadel that had been the world's biggest mud fortress. I isolated on it and created this image. Like the video of this has shown, it's just not there anymore. It would be great to have a before / after comparison. On the first image, it's hard to see what's destroyed and what's not. The darkened areas look like trees. The lower right area seems to have been hit less hard. It seems like the area to the left of the citadel would look more like that section at the lower right, but the buildings are almost completely gone. And it's not clear how much of that crack across the top middle used to be... stuff.

12-31-2003, 12:08 PM	#4
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	If you look at the full-scale photo at the link, you can see that modern structures are still largely intact, but the spaces in-between them, probably individual or family dwellings, are obliterated. Tragic, unimaginable destruction and casualties. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

12-31-2003, 04:22 PM	#6
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	"And so castles made of sand, fall in the sea. Eventually" -jimi hendrix __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

12-31-2003, 11:54 AM	#3
Beletseri Yeah sez you Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 206	Here's a site with some photos of before to see what the mud city looked like http://www.sacredsites.com/december2001pages/bam.htm

12-31-2003, 04:11 PM	#5
Yharr Alphabetarian Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 12	I think Saddam did it.

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