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Data acquired June 29 - 29, 2002 1200 x 900 218 KB - JPEG
Data acquired June 29 - 29, 2002 2400 x 1800 727 KB - JPEG
Data acquired June 29 - 29, 2002 4800 x 3600 2 MB - JPEG
Summer is in full swing in this stunning true-color image of the southeastern European countries and Turkey captured by MODIS on June 29, 2002. Clockwise from left, the mountains of Greece, Albania, Macedonia, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and Turkey are swathed in brilliant greens and shades of golden brown; meanwhile (counterclockwise from left) the Ionian, Mediterranean, Aegean, and Black Seas are beautifully blue and green.Running diagonally across the image from the bottom middle to the top right is a gray streak that is caused by the angle of reflection of the sun on the water (called sun glint). The darker areas within this gray swath denote calmer water, and make visible currents that would not otherwise be noticeable.Surprisingly few fires were burning hot enough to be detectable by MODIS when this image was acquired during the height of the summer dry season. A single fire is visible burning in mainland Greece, six are visible in northwestern Turkey, and one burns on the western coast (marked with red outlines).
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published July 8, 2002 Data acquired June 29 - 29, 2002