The Welsh Town Behind a 58-Character Name and a NASA Legacy
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NASA’s Earth Observatory highlights Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch—the 58-character Welsh town—captured by Landsat 8, with notes on its tourism-driven name, the treacherous Swellies in the Menai Strait, and Tecwyn Roberts, a key NASA Apollo-era figure.
Topics:science#landsat-8#llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch#menai-strait#science#tecwyn-roberts#wales
A Little Town with a Long Name NASA Science (.gov)
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