Diamond city, Kimberley, South Africa

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 09 December 2021 at 17:02:51 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 21 December 2021 at 17:02:50 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 02 January 2022 at 17:02:49 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 23 February 2022 at 07:59:19 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Natural ressources, mines, urban planning, South Africa
Fig. 1 - S2 (23.02.2022) - Kimberley is the capital and largest city of the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
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Fig. 2 - S1 (09 & 21.12.2021, 02.01.2022) - Several big holes were dug into the earth following the kimberlite pipes.
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The city has historical significance due to its diamond mining past, its link to de Beers company and the siege during the 2nd Anglo-Boer war.
Fig. 3 - S2 (23.02.2022) - The kimberlite, the predominant diamond-bearing ore, is named after this diamond rush town.
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Fig. 4 - S2 (23.02.2022) - Kimberley 'Big Hole', an open-pit & underground mine, claimed to be the deepest hole excavated by hand at 240m.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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