February 24, 2022 - Clear Skies over Italy
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Crystal-clear skies permitted a stunning view of Italy in late February
2022. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on
board NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color view of the region on
February 23.
The Alps, capped in bright white snow and graced with green valleys,
courses across the northern border of Italy, where the “beautiful
country” (Bel Paese), abuts four other countries: France, Switzerland,
Liechtenstein, and Austria. The gorgeous green Po Valley, an area rich
in agriculture, sits at the feet of the Alps.
Running southward and forming the spine of Italy, the Apennines carry
only spots of snow, suggesting warm winter weather. The country had
suffered a record-breaking temperature in the summer of 2021 when a
weather station in Syracuse, located on the island of Sicily, reported
a searing 119.8˚F (48.8˚C) in August of that year. Sicily, the largest
island in the Mediterranean, sits just west of the “boot” of the
Italian Peninsula.
Image Facts
Satellite: Aqua
Date Acquired: 2/23/2022
Resolutions: 1km (391.5 KB), 500m (1.1 MB), 250m (3.9 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-02-24
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