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Data acquired 2015 - 2018 720 x 480 JPEG
Data acquired 2015 - 2018 3481 x 2544 2 MB - JPEG
Data acquired 2011 720 x 530 PNG
Data acquired 2011 3481 x 2544 8 MB - PNG
The crescent-shaped area of fertile, cultivated land stretches through parts of Mississippi and Alabama.
NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using data from the Level 1 and Atmospheres Active Distribution System (LAADS) and Land Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE), and land cover data from the National Land Cover Database. Story by Kathryn Hansen with image interpretation by JoVonn Hill/Mississippi State University.
Published June 21, 2018 Data acquired 2011 - 2018