• MODIS Pic of the Day 11 January 2023

    From Dan Richter@1:317/3 to All on Wed Jan 11 11:00:36 2023
    January 11, 2023 - Hawaii

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    Clouds surrounded the Hawaiian Islands on January 9, 2023, when the
    Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s
    Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of the idyllic scene.

    Hawaii was admitted as the 50th state of the United States in 1959, and
    is the only state made up entirely of islands. Sometimes called “The
    Crossroads of the Pacific”, this state lies about 2,397 miles (3,857
    km) west of San Francisco, California and 5,293 miles (8,516 km) east
    of Manila, in the Philippines. From east to west, the major islands are
    Hawaii, Maui, Kahoolawe, Lanai, Molokai, Oahu, Kauai, and Niihau.

    Hawaii is the largest island, earning it the nickname “Big Island”. The
    red “hot spot” visible on the island of Hawaii marks Kilauea volcano,
    which is in eruption. On January 5, a surge of lava was reported from
    the volcano’s Halema’uma’u crater. According to the National Park
    Service, “Visitors and rangers saw awe-inspiring fountains that roared
    164 feet (50 meters) into the air. Lava flows inundated the crater
    floor within hours and filled a 277-acre (112 hectares) area; roughly
    the size of 240 American football fields.”

    Image Facts
    Satellite: Aqua
    Date Acquired: 1/9/2023
    Resolutions: 1km (102.3 KB), 500m (350.3 KB), 250m (1 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=2023-01-11

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