Shackleton Ice Shelf, Knox Coast, Budd Coast, and Sabrina Coast, Antarctica

Shackleton Ice Shelf, Knox Coast, Budd Coast, and Sabrina Coast, Antarctica

  • Credit:

    Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

This true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image shows a portion of the east Antarctica Coastline, falling roughly between 100 and 120 degrees east longitude. Named features include (left to right) Shackleton Ice Shelf, Knox Coast, Budd coast, and Sabrina Coast. Parts of Antarctica are claimed as territories of numerous nations; this region is part of the Australians Antarctic Territory.

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  • Sensor:

    Terra - MODIS

  • Data Date:

    October 6 - 6, 2002

  • Visualization Date:

    October 27, 2002
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