Satellite photos of Japan, before and after the quake and tsunami

Although there was some damage to the west coast of the U.S. resulting from the tsunami that hit our coast last Friday, March 11, 2011, we were very lucky compared to the extensive damage in Japan resulting from the earthquake and resulting tsunami which struck that area. The Asia Pacific section of the New York Times, on-line, hosts dramatic before and after satellite images of several coastal areas in Japan, taken by GeoEye – click here to view them.