Astonishing GeoEye imagery of bin Laden compound after the raid.
GeoEye took a clear 1m resolution image of Abbottabad the day after the raid, with a nice clear image, coincidentally, taken of the bin Laden compound
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here is the close-up of the compound from GeoEye's portal
The dark cross shape in the yard is the special forces helicopter lost in the raid and destroyed on the ground.
h/t GeoEye blog and NASAwatch
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