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Data acquired June 12, 2004 400 x 550 48 KB - JPEG
Data acquired June 12, 2004 800 x 1100 183 KB - JPEG
Data acquired June 12, 2004 1600 x 2200 498 KB - JPEG
The unusually abrupt edge of this cloud front over Botswana (top) and South Africa (bottom) highlights the thick black shadow the clouds have cast over the land. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite observed this scene on June 12, 2004.
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published June 29, 2004 Data acquired June 12, 2004