Spring in the Canadian Arctic

Taken on June 10, 2010, this true-color image captures the western Canadian Arctic in a moment of transformation. Signs of winter are still present, but summer is clearly on the horizon.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Spring in the Canadian Arctic.

NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption by Holli Riebeek.

Published June 16, 2010
Data acquired June 10, 2010

Source:: Aqua > MODIS