Penguin Poop Can Be Seen from Space - Neatorama

Hey, humans. Yes, you. Get your act together. You've been outdone by penguins of all creatures. NASA’s Landsat 7 satellite spotted the fecal evidence of a penguin colony on Antarctica from space.

And what have you done with your life lately? Show some ambition.

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Challenge accepted. I'll be in my yard.

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Given the state of satellite imaging these days, isn't *everything* visible from space? Given that I can see my dad in his garden on Google Maps (true), it's not much of a surprise that a square kilometre of guano-stained ice is visible with Landsat 7!

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I'm with capt. oblivious. But this is a novel way to map penguin distribution.

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I'm with capt. oblivious. But this is a novel way to map penguin distribution.

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Given the state of satellite imaging these days, isn't *everything* visible from space? Given that I can see my dad in his garden on Google Maps (true), it's not much of a surprise that a square kilometre of guano-stained ice is visible with Landsat 7!

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