Human Footprints: Tracking Development From Space
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Becky Oskin
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Paris
(Image credit: German Aerospace Center (DLR))
The human footprint of Paris, France.
Cologne, Germany
(Image credit: German Aerospace Center (DLR))
Settlements surrounding Cologne, Germany.
Cologne, Germany
(Image credit: German Aerospace Center (DLR))
A visible light image of Cologne, Germany.
Berlin, Germany
(Image credit: German Aerospace Center (DLR))
The settlement pattern of Berlin, Germany, as seen from space.
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Becky Oskin covers Earth science, climate change and space, as well as general science topics. Becky was a science reporter at Live Science and The Pasadena Star-News; she has freelanced for New Scientist and the American Institute of Physics. She earned a master's degree in geology from Caltech, a bachelor's degree from Washington State University, and a graduate certificate in science writing from the University of California, Santa Cruz.