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Data acquired December 16 - 16, 2002 700 x 550 89 KB - JPEG
Data acquired December 16 - 16, 2002 1400 x 1100 317 KB - JPEG
Data acquired December 16 - 16, 2002 2800 x 2200 899 KB - JPEG
The winter freeze of the northern portions of the Caspian Sea is shown in this series of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) images from December 2002. At left is Russia, at right is Kazakhstan. The river flowing into the Caspian from the northwest is the Volga River.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published January 3, 2003 Data acquired December 16 - 16, 2002