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Data acquired July 23 - 23, 2003 850 x 1100 209 KB - JPEG
Data acquired July 23 - 23, 2003 1700 x 2200 714 KB - JPEG
Data acquired July 23 - 23, 2003 3400 x 4400 2 MB - JPEG
Sunglint cuts a diagonal line across this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image of Greece and the Aegean Sea. Seen as a tan washed-out strip, sunglint occurs when the satellite is directly in line with sunlight being reflected from the water. If the water had been perfectly smooth, an image of the sun would have been reflected from its surface. But since each individual wave is acting as a mirror, the sunlight is scattered making it appear in a swath. In this image, sunglint highlights wave patterns on the Aegean Sea (top) and the Sea of Crete (bottom). Active fire detections are represented by red squares in this image taken on July 23, 2003.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published July 24, 2003 Data acquired July 23 - 23, 2003