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Data acquired July 28 - 28, 2002 500 x 650 50 KB - JPEG
Data acquired July 28 - 28, 2002 1000 x 1300 166 KB - JPEG
Data acquired July 28 - 28, 2002 2000 x 2600 459 KB - JPEG
This interesting true-color image of Egypt gives the illusion that the Nile River has dried up into piles of highly reflective salt. The illusion is created by sun glinting off the water and vegetation near the banks, washing out the color, and giving the river a grayish appearance in the center, and whitish where the river backs up behind the Aswan Dam. This image was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on the Terra satellite on July 28, 2002.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published August 25, 2002 Data acquired July 28 - 28, 2002