Satellite Photo of Mayapan in Yucatan, Mexico
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About Mayapan
Mayapan, reaching its zenith around 1200 AD, represents one of the largest assemblages of Mayan ruins in the Yucatan and is one of the few walled Mayan cities. The city was built after the Maya revolted against the lords of Chichen Itza. The largest pyramid is the Castle of Kukulkan, made as a smaller replica of the Castle of Chichen Itza. Mayapan also is home to many circular buildings, or observatories. The Mayas astronomical knowledge helped them predict the exact time of solar and planetary events and aided in the creation of precise calendars.
About the Mayapan Satellite Image
GeoEye's IKONOS satellite took this image of Mayapan September 19, 2001. Photo credit: GeoEye
- Date Acquired:19-SEP-2001
- Upper Left Latitude: 20.5641
- Upper Left Longitude:-89.2014
- Upper Right Latitude: 20.5641
- Upper Right Longitude: -89.0927
- Lower Right Latitude: 20.4436
- Lower Right Longitude: -89.0927
- Lower Left Latitude: 20.4436
- Lower Left Longitude: -89.2012
- Overall Cloud Score: 15
- Cloud Score - Upper Left: 21
- Cloud Score - Upper Right: 11
- Cloud Score - Lower Left:14
- Cloud Score - Lower Right: 16
- Satellite Tilt Angle: 85.2157
- Sun Azimuth: 147.101
- Sun Elevation: 47.0692
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