Landsat MSS sensor has a spatial resolution of 80m. It means A) each pixel covers an area of 6400 m² B) each pixel covers an area of 80 m² C) it has a higher spatial resolution than Landsat TM sensor whose spatial resolution is 30m D) the image of a target it captured is sharper than that captured by Landsat TM sensor

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Each pixel of an image captured by the Landsat MSS sensor covers an area of 80 meters by 80 meters, which equals 6400 square meters. The spatial resolution indicates the size of the smallest object that can be resolved on the ground, so a resolution of 80m means each pixel represents an area 80m x 80m on the ground.

Landsat MSS Sensor Has a Spatial Resolution of 80m