Sunny Skies over the Antarctic Peninsula

Acquired April 24, 2012, these images show part of the Antarctic Peninsula, enjoying sunny skies and warm temperatures after a bout of cloudy weather.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using data from the Land Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE). Caption by Michon Scott with information from Ted Scambos and Terry Haran, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). Ronald Ross, who worked with NSIDC, designed, built, and helped install the AMIGOS stations.

Published May 1, 2012
Data acquired April 24, 2012

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Collection:

MODIS Image of the Day