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  • NASA Snaps Picture of Eastern U.S. in a Record-Breaking "Freezer"

    02/23/2015 1:42:53 PM PST · by WhiskeyX · 70 replies
    NASA ^ | February 20, 2015 | NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team
    NASA's Terra satellite captured an image of the snow-covered eastern U.S. that looks like the states have been sitting in a freezer. In addition to the snow cover, Arctic and Siberian air masses have settled in over the Eastern U.S. triggering many record low temperatures in many states. On Feb. 19 at 16:40 UTC (11:40 a.m. EST), the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument that flies aboard NASA's Terra satellite captured a picture of the snowy landscape. The snow cover combined with the frosty air mass made the eastern U.S. feel like the inside of freezer. The MODIS image was...
  • Photo of Morrocan duststorm blown over Canary Island

    03/15/2003 8:02:10 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 229+ views
    Yahoo News Photos ^ | 3/15/03 | NASA GFC MODIS
    A dust storm over Morocco with strong winds sweeping thick Saharan Desert dust off the coast of Morocco out over the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean is seen in this March 12 satellite image. The true-color image was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASAs Aqua satellite. (AP Photo/MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC)