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Image: NASA Worldview This may well be a low pressure system swirling in the Southern Ocean west of Australia, as imaged by the MODIS instrument on NASA's Terra Satellite on March 3.

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On October 7, 2023, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of “The Eye of the Sahara”.

Although it looks like it could be an impact crater, it actually formed when a volcanic dome hardened and then gradually eroded, slowly exposing the ringed rock layers. The result is an onion-like formation, with ridges formed of weather-resistant rocks while less-resistant rock forms valleys between the ridges. Some of the igneous rocks found within the structure have been dated as having cooled between 94 and 104 million years ago.

Richat Structure in Mauritania

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Mosaic of Antarctica

Antarctica is the coldest, driest and windiest place on Earth – and, during the austral summer, it is also the sunniest. Due to the tilt of the Earth’s axis in relation of the sun, the frozen land south of the Antarctic Circle receives six months of daylight in summertime, and six months of darkness in winter. The long hours of sunshine allow for excellent imagery of the region from space.

This true-color mosaic of Antarctica was created from images acquired by multiple passes of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Terra satellite on December 16, 2013. Because Terra is in a polar orbit, it passes over each pole approximately 14 times a day, and acquires an image on each pass. To create a mosaic, the data that are closest to the center of each swath – where edge distortion is minimized – are used to create a complete view of the region.

The MODIS Rapid Response system generates complete mosaic images of Antarctica every day in austral late spring, summer and early fall. Because the light is poor in austral late fall, winter and early spring, MODIS images are not created during that period. A mosaic of Antarctica can be found for any given day at NASA’s Project Antarctica at rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?project=antarctica

Credit: NASA/GSFC/Jeff Schmaltz/MODIS Land Rapid Response Team

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Feb 4th, 2025

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Iran’s Lut Desert

Windswept rocks and sand take many forms in this arid salt desert.

Image of the Day for November 29, 2024

Instrument: Terra — MODIS

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take a moment to read indian election news!! india has voted against the ruling fascist party. while they will resume government they will need to forge alliances and have lost multiple strong members of parliament. and all this despite them controlling the media and jailing their opposers! this is SUCH an important reminder that u shld never ever underestimate the power of a vote

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Desvelando los secretos de los planetas: la Teledetección

La teledetección espacial es una técnica que utiliza satélites u otras plataformas en el espacio para recopilar información sobre la Tierra mediante la detección y medición de la radiación electromagnética reflejada o emitida por la superficie terrestre. Esta técnica permite obtener datos sobre diferentes características del medio ambiente, como la cobertura del suelo, la vegetación, la…

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Some beautiful shots of sand drifting off of Namibia into the lower Atlantic.

Credit: Terra/MODIS

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BRS tells NDA government to boycott anti-Telangana, PM Modi's visit

BRS to boycott Prime Minister Modi’s visit : Telangana’s ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) acting president KT Rama Rao on Friday accused the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the center of adopting an anti-state stance during the past nine years of rule. He said the party would boycott Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s planned visit to Telangana on Saturday. Prime Minister…

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Inside PM Narendra Modi's state dinner menu: Millets, risotto and more

Around 400 guests have been invited to the State Dinner, which is being hosted by US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden for Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House today. As per news agency reports, a delicious vegetarian dinner menu has been prepared for the Prime Minister Reuters. However, there are no classic Gujarati dishes. The first course of the state dinner will include…

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Sediment in the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuary and Atlantic Ocean

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moody switzerland

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Indian Army is supposedly using White Phosphorus on civilians in Kashmir - a war crime according to international law.

This is the "Kashmir is healing" that Hindutvadis talk about.

How long do they plan to use the pain of Kashmiri Hindus to justify this occupation?

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finally got around to drawing the gang destroying a home depot