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Data acquired April 12 - 12, 2002 850 x 1100 229 KB - JPEG
Data acquired April 12 - 12, 2002 1700 x 2200 765 KB - JPEG
Data acquired April 12 - 12, 2002 3400 x 4400 2 MB - JPEG
This MODIS image from April 12, 2002, shows the dramatic impact the Andes Mountains in South America have on rainfall and vegetation. At left is southernmost Chile, which appears quite lush, while Argentina (Patagonia) appears dry and brown. Bright turquoise lakes are the result of extremely fine sediment ground up by mountain glaciers and deposited in the lakes.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published April 22, 2002 Data acquired April 12 - 12, 2002