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Data acquired April 21 - 21, 2002 650 x 850 107 KB - JPEG
Data acquired April 21 - 21, 2002 1300 x 1700 416 KB - JPEG
Data acquired April 21 - 21, 2002 2600 x 3400 2 MB - JPEG
Data acquired April 21 - 21, 2002 5200 x 6800 4 MB - JPEG
The ice in Hudson Bay, Canada, is only just beginning its spring thaw on April 21 and 28, 2002. These images were captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA’s Terra satellite. The advancing spring has a long way to go thaw Hudson Bay and it southern extension, James Bay. The large inland sea, formed when glacial retreat allowed seawater to fill in the vast depression caused by the glaciers.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published April 28, 2002 Data acquired April 21 - 21, 2002