File:Iceland (MODIS 2020-08-27).jpg
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English: On August 22, 2020, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of a summer day in Iceland.
Clouds hang over the eastern section of the island nation, which has greened in the warmth of summer. With high temperatures averaging around 50˚F (10˚C) and roughly 21 hours of daylight, the thick winter snows of winter have melted and the large permanent ice caps stand out brightly from the brown volcanic rock surrounding them. A broad band along the perimeter of the island is covered in the bright green of vegetation. As summer comes to a close and daylight shortens, temperatures drop quickly, and winter rushes its return to Iceland. By mid-October snow covers northern Iceland and by late October the entire island is wearing a wintery blanket of white. |
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Date | Taken on 22 August 2020 | ||
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Author | MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC |
This media is a product of the Terra mission Credit and attribution belongs to the mission team, if not already specified in the "author" row |
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File change date and time | 15:36, 26 August 2020 |
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Date and time of digitizing | 11:34, 26 August 2020 |
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