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Active and Passive Sensors
Some satellite sensors collect incoming randiant energy in various wavelengths.
These are called passive sensors. Others send out a radar or lidar (laser radar)
signal toward the Earth, which is then bounced back to and recorded by the
satellite. Such a sensor is called an active sensor. Most sensors are passive,
but a few important sensors are active.