Ural Mountains and Mouth of the Ob River (Obskaya Guba), Northern Russia

This true-color MODIS image of northwestern Russia shows the Obskaya Guba, or the mouth of the Ob River, which runs north from the bottom right corner of the image. In the upper left of the image, the frozen waters of the Kara Sea are visible beneath cloud cover.

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team

Published July 17, 2001
Data acquired July 12, 2001

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topic:

Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Rivers/Streams