[Between the Lines]

Question: In the New York image, is the large sand colored and white spot in lower Mahatten where the WTC once was?

[cogitator]

In the New York image, is the large sand colored and white spot in lower Manhattan where the WTC once was?

Yes. Here's the IKONOS 1-meter before-and-after images.

God rest their souls, and may we remember them with eternal vigilance and righteous vengeance.

[cogitator]

I should also mention, and to lighten the mood from posting the previous image, that there are some amazing high-resolution images on this site:

World Trade Center: Before and After Comparison

Look at the "Images of the Week" archive on the right side of the page; and remember that these images were obtained from space (and our intelligence spysats are almost 10x better, according to the rumors).