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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