• MODIS Pic of the Day 15 August 2022

    From Dan Richter@1:317/3 to All on Mon Aug 15 12:00:08 2022
    August 15, 2022 - Lesser Sunda Islands

    Lesser Sunda Islands
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    Fair-weather clouds speckle the skies near the Lesser Sunda Islands in
    this true-color image acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging
    Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite on August 4,
    2022.

    A beautiful string of variously-sized islands, the Lesser Sunda Islands
    are located in Marine Southeast Asia and northwest of Australia. The
    islands stretch about 746 miles (1,200 km) from west to east between
    Java Island in the west and island of Timor in the east. The
    archipelago is volcanic in origin, with at least eleven volcanoes still
    considered active. The location and geography of the Lesser Sunda
    Islands gives them a warm, humid climate—and also places them at risk
    for earthquake, flooding, and tropical cyclones.

    This image captures only a few of the islands of the Lesser Sundas.
    These can be divided into two arcs, the Inner Banda Arc in the north
    and the Outer Banda Arc, which dips southward.

    The longest island, which stretches across most of the image, is called
    Flores Island. It is the 10th largest island in Indonesia. West of
    Flores are the Komodo Islands, home to the large and fierce Komodo
    Dragon. The eastern tip of the island of Sumbawa can be seen along the
    left edge of the image. To the northeast of Sumbawa sits a small, round
    island partially obscured by cloud. This is the home of Sangeang Api
    volcano which discharged ash plumes as recently as February 2022. The
    major islands of the Outer Band Arc include Sumba, which sits south of
    Komodo and Flores, Savu, Roti, and Timor. Only the far western tip of
    Timor can be seen in this image.

    Image Facts
    Satellite: Terra
    Date Acquired: 8/4/2022
    Resolutions: 500m (846.3 KB), 250m (2.3 MB)
    Bands Used: 1,4,3
    Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



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