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Data acquired June 14 - 14, 2002 1000 x 1300 329 KB - JPEG
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This true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from June 14, 2002, shows lots of interesting topographical features of the western United States. At bottom left, Utah's Great Salt Lake looks different north to south, as a railroad causeway keeps fresh water from the south from flowing into the northern part. The increased salinity leaves the water fit for little more than a special kind of purple, salt-loving bacteria. Northeast of Great Salt Lake, ancient lava flows stain the pale brown soils of south-central Idaho's Snake River Plain. To the east, the vast open spaces of Wyoming make it easy to see why it would draw the development of wind farms, and indeed, the snow-covered mountains that run northwest-southeast in the west central portion of the state are called the Wind Mountains. Tucked away in the Wyoming's northwest corner is Yellowstone National Park. Across Wyoming to the east, the Black Hills region of South Dakota straddles the two states' borders.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published June 21, 2002 Data acquired June 14 - 14, 2002