Preparations for London's 2012 Summer Olympic Games began years before July 27th's opening ceremonies. The Games use a mixture of new venues, existing and historical facilities, and temporary facilities. Major construction projects included the new 400-acre Olympic Park, constructed on a former industrial site in the east of London.
This simulated natural color image of London was acquired May 26, 2012, by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument on NASA's Terra spacecraft. It covers an area measuring 9.3 by 9.3 miles (15 by 15 kilometers), and is centered at 51.5 degrees North Latitude, 0.1 degree west longitude. The Olympic Park is visible in the upper right of the image.
Photo credit: NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team
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