Status Report

Uncovering a Lost Metropolis

By SpaceRef Editor
September 6, 2007
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At its peak, the medieval settlement of Angkor, Cambodia, was the most extensive urban complex in the world, home to more than a million people.

Now, centuries later, an international team has created an expanded archaeological map of greater Angkor, revealing many previously undiscovered features. Learn and see more in a new slide show online at:

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/slideshows/cambodia-200708/  .

The map was created from data gathered by various sources, including the NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory-developed Topographic Synthetic Aperture Radar/Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (Topsar/Airsar) imaging system.

More information on Topsar/Airsar is at http://airsar.jpl.nasa.gov .

SpaceRef staff editor.