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Mount Merapi
Published June 9, 2006
This is an image of Mount Merapi, acquired by the MODIS on the Terra satellite on June 6, 2006. A red square marks the volcano’s summit; this “hotspot” is where the satellite sensor detected unusually warm surface temperatures. A gray plume emerges...
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Negeethluk River Fire in southwestern Alaska
Published June 8, 2006
This image of the Neegethluk River Fire was captured June 4, 2006 by the MODIS on the Terra Satellite. This fire was started by lightening, sometime...
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Phytoplankton Bloom Off Ireland
Published June 7, 2006
June 2, 2006, the MODIS on the Aqua satellite captured this unique image of a phytoplankton bloom off the coat of Ireland. Swirls of phytoplankton, microscopic plants that grow in sunlit ocean surface waters, color the ocean brilliant blues and greens. The ocean...
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Dust Storm over Pakistan
Published June 6, 2006
A dust storm blew off the southern coasts of Pakistan and Iran, flowing out over the Arabian Sea on June 1, 2006. The MODIS flying onboard NASA’s Aqua satellite took this picture...
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Floods in Southeast Texas
Published June 5, 2006
An overnight thunderstorm brought up to 410 millimeters (16 inches) of rain to southeastern Texas on May 28 and May 29, 2006, reported the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. The resulting floods were visible...
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Fires in Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo
Published June 4, 2006
Hundreds of fires were burning in Angola (left) and Democratic Republic of Congo (upper right) on May 30, 2006, when MODIS on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image. MODIS also detected...
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Vortex Street and Glory off Guadalupe Island, Mexico
Published June 3, 2006
The MODIS on the Aqua satellite acquired this interesting image on May 31, 2006, showing Guadalupe Island, which is off the coast of Mexico's Baja Peninsula. Turbulence, caused by the wind passing over the island, can produce pronounced eddies that swirl...
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Fires along the Russia-China border
Published June 2, 2006
Huge forest fires raged across Russia’s Amur region and China’s Heliongjiang region on May 30, 2006. The border between the two countries is made by the Amur River (Heliong Jiang), and massive...
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Phytoplankton Blooms in the Black Sea
Published June 1, 2006
This image of the Black Sea, acquired on May 30, 2006, by the MODIS on the Aqua satellite, shows swirling blooms of phytoplankton coloring the surface waters blue and green. The large volume of freshwater flowing into the Black Sea...
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Dust Storm in the Gobi Desert
Published May 31, 2006
Swirling dust covers parts of the Gobi desert, in this image acquired May 30, 2006, by the MODIS on the Aqua satellite. The Gobi desert stretches across southern Mongolia and northern China. In this image...
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Alaskan Peninsula and Aleutian Islands
Published May 30, 2006
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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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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