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"Rebirth" Island Joins the Mainland

The images above, collected by the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) flying aboard NASA's Terra satellite, show how the Aral Sea has changed over the last year (from June 9, 2000, to June 3, 2001).


Caption & Image Courtesy Luca Pietranera, Telespazio, Rome, Italy, based on data from the MODIS Science Team

Published August 25, 2001
Data acquired June 9, 2000 - June 3, 2001