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Data acquired December 13 - 13, 2002 850 x 650 168 KB - JPEG
Data acquired December 13 - 13, 2002 1700 x 1300 599 KB - JPEG
Data acquired December 13 - 13, 2002 3400 x 2600 2 MB - JPEG
These true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) images acquired by the Terra and Aqua satellites show southern France in late fall 2002. At lower left the rugged Pyrenees Mountains, which separate France from Spain, are barely snow-covered in the early part of the series, but become blanketed in white by mid-December. Right of image center, the Alps separate France from Italy. At upper left is the Bay of Biscay. At lower right is the Mediterranean Sea.
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published December 23, 2002 Data acquired December 13 - 13, 2002