Superior Fall Colors

In autumn, the leaves on deciduous trees change colors as they lose chlorophyll, the molecule that plants use to synthesize food.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS/LANCE and GIBS/Worldview and the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS). Caption by Adam Voiland.

Published September 29, 2020
Data acquired September 22, 2020

Source:

NOAA-20 > VIIRS

Collection:

Fall Colors