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Dust storm in the Gobi Desert
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Published May 30, 2006
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Alaskan Peninsula and Aleutian Islands
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The Aleutian Islands and the Alaskan peninsula are shown in this image acquired by the MODIS on the Terra satellite, on May 25th, 2006. The Aleutians are a chain of more than 300 small volcanic islands forming an island arc in the Northern Pacific Ocean. They extend...
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Agricultural Patterns
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Around the world, agricultural practices have developed as a function of topography, soil type, crop type, annual rainfall, and tradition. This montage of six images from shows differences in field geometry and size in different parts of the world.
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Dust Storm over Pakistan
Published May 29, 2006
Another dust plume swept through Pakistan on May 25, 2006. The MODIS on NASA’s Terra satellite took this picture the same day. In this image, the dust plume appears as a pale beige cloud. Under the dust...
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Wave Sets and Tidal Currents, Gulf of California
Sunglint (reflection of sunlight from the water surface directly back to the camera or satellite sensor) off the Gulf of California gives the water a silver-gray appearance rather than the normal azure color in this astronaut photograph. The sunglint allows us to see several active features which wouldn’t be visible otherwise. The image captures a moment in time displaying very active and complex ocean wave dynamics. In this view of Punta Perihuete, Mexico, we can see three major features: biological orman-made oils floating on the surface; the out-going tidal current; and complex wave patterns. The oils on the surface are recognizable as light-grey, curved and variable-width streamers shaped by the local winds and currents. Plankton, fish, natural oil seeps, and boats dumping their bilges are all potential sources for these oils.
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Fires Near Lake Baikal
Published May 28, 2006
In southern Russia’s Irkutsk region, dozens of fires were burning between the snow-capped Vostochnny Mountains and the Angara River on May 26, 2006. The MODIS on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image and fire detections (marked in red) as it passed...
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John Day Fossil Beds
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Fires in the Russian Far East
Published May 27, 2006
In northeastern Asia, the Amur River (called the Heliong Jiang in Chinese) separates Russia and China. Forest and other wildfires occur in the area nearly every spring, sometimes started by lightning...
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Advanced Weather Satellite GOES-N Launches
Published May 26, 2006
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Fires near Lake Baikal, Russia
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Betsiboka Estuary
This MODIS image shows the Betsiboka Estuary, located on the northwest coast of Madagascar. Over the last century, a great deal of Madagascar's rainforests and coastal mangroves have been cleared, resulting...
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