ENVISATs first anniversary exhibition of images

UK Science Week Exhibition at the National Space Centre, Leicester

To celebrate the first anniversary of the launch of the European Space Agencys ENVISAT Earth Observation satellite, the British National Space Centre and the Natural Environment Research Council are holding a special exhibition of images recorded during the first 12 months of its operation.
ENVISAT is the largest and most powerful Earth observation satellite ever built. The size of a double-decker bus and weighing 8000 kilos, it houses ten instruments which are currently monitoring the oceans, the land and the atmosphere to provide a better understanding of how our complex environment behaves.
Launched in March 2002, ENVISAT has captured images of Hurricane Elida forming off the west coast of Mexico, and observed and recorded events such as the break-up of the Larsen B ice shelf in Antarctica.
The exhibition of images is being staged at the National Space Centre, in Leicester, during National Science Week starting March 7.
For a special preview of the exhibition, you are invited to send a reporter and photographer to a media briefing at the following location (overleaf):
Venue: Space Now Gallery, National Space Centre, Exploration Drive, Leicester, LE4 5NS,Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2003,Time: 10.30am
The briefing will focus on the role of ENVISAT and the images displayed in the exhibition, with presentations from the following scientists from the UK and ESA:
· Professor Alan ONeil, Director, NERC Data Assimilation Research Centre, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading
· Professor David Llewellyn-Jones, Earth Observation Science, Space Research Centre, University of Leicester
· Mr Jurg Lichtennegger, Directorate of Earth Observation, European Space Agency
If you would like to attend the exhibition and briefing, please register your details with Steve Warren, at the British National Space Centre on [phone].
ENVISAT was built by Astrium UK. Its development was steered by the British National Space Centre and the UK space industry in partnership with the European Space Agency. 14 countries have contributed to the ENVISAT programme since 1991. Britain has invested around #300 million, including funding from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
NERC funds and carries out impartial scientific research in the sciences of the environment. NERC also trains the next generation of independent environmental scientists. More information: http://www.nerc.ac.uk
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