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Satellites searching for missing plane have limits

By Holbrook Mohr
Published March 20, 2014 5:23pm ET
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Satellites searching for missing plane have limits
The satellites searching vast stretches of ocean for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane are not the stuff of Hollywood. They can scan large areas for relatively small objects, but they have limitations. That’s why experts say images taken by a private-sector satellite company and released by the Australian government provide a clue that needs investigating, […]

The satellites searching vast stretches of ocean for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane are not the stuff of Hollywood.

They can scan large areas for relatively small objects, but they have limitations.

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