• MODIS Pic of the Day 24 July 2022

    From Dan Richter@1:317/3 to All on Sunday, July 24, 2022 12:00:38
    July 24, 2022 - Western Montana

    Western Montana
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    On July 21, 2022, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
    (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of
    mountain-rich western Montana.

    Montana, aptly named from the Spanish word for mountains (montaña) is
    the fourth-largest state in the United States by area, yet one of the
    least-densely populated states. In the western portion of the state,
    the topography changes, in some places abruptly, from wide-open
    prairies to the high peaks of the Rocky Mountains.

    The vast high country is made up of about 77 named ranges, with at
    least 300 peaks rising more than 9,600 feet. The Continental Divide—the
    line that separates the watersheds that drain into the Pacific Ocean
    from those that drain into the Atlantic or Arctic Oceans—runs along the
    peaks of Montana’s Rocky Mountains.

    Glaciers nestle into the highest elevations of the northern mountains,
    close to the border with Canada. This area is home to Glacier National
    Park, and also is part of the region called the Crown of the Continent,
    a name given by conservationist George Bird Grinnell, who was amazed by
    the glaciers, the alpine terrain, and the plants and animals that
    called the high-country home. Grinnell advocated the preservation of
    the Glacier National Park and helped negotiate the purchase of the land
    from the Blackfeet Native Americans. The white glaciers can easily be
    seen atop the ridges in the northwestern section of the image.

    Image Facts
    Satellite: Terra
    Date Acquired: 7/21/2022
    Resolutions: 1km (400.4 KB), 500m (1 MB), 250m (750.3 KB)
    Bands Used: 1,4,3
    Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



    https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-07-24

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