为了研究从公元前2000年到16世纪这一时期间盛极一时的玛雅文化,考古学家已在这一文化的遗址——墨西哥的尤卡坦半岛进行了150年的探索。 NASA的阿姆斯研究中心从1984年开始利用NASA陆地卫星和海洋卫星所拍摄的图片参与了玛雅文化的研究。该中心试图通过卫星图片了解这一古代文化产生的环境背景,以及该文化的消失是否由于环境变化所致。 陆地卫星/海洋卫星对35 Archeologists have explored the site of this culture, the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, for 150 years in order to study Mayan culture, which flourished between 2000 and the 16th century BC. NASA’s Arms Research Center has been involved in the study of Mayan culture since 1984 using pictures taken by NASA’s Landsat and Ocean Satellites. The center is trying to understand through satellite imagery the environmental context of this ancient culture and whether the disappearance of the culture is due to environmental changes. Land satellite / ocean satellite pair 35