Namibia, variant
Edited MODIS Terra PR image of part of Namibia. Color/processing variant.
Original caption: The reds and oranges of the Namibian landscape form a starkly beautiful image when viewed from space. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this true-color image of southwestern Namibia on May 21, 2018.
The Republic of Namibia sits along southern Africa’s Atlantic coast. Just offshore the cold Benguela Current flows northward from the south, effectively suppressing rainfall and giving rise to the arid Namib Desert. The Namib Desert, with its soft orange sands lies along the coast. The desert ends abruptly with the rocky outcrops and lines of broken cliffs called the Great Escarpment. Further inland the Great Escarpment gives way to a high-elevation central plateau. While little rain falls in the highlands, it is enough to allow the growth of vegetation which appears as a faint wash of green in this image.
Image Facts
Satellite: Terra
Date Acquired: 5/21/2018
Resolutions: 1km (55.5 KB), 500m (164.1 KB), 250m (365.3 KB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit: Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Namibia, variant
Edited MODIS Terra PR image of part of Namibia. Color/processing variant.
Original caption: The reds and oranges of the Namibian landscape form a starkly beautiful image when viewed from space. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this true-color image of southwestern Namibia on May 21, 2018.
The Republic of Namibia sits along southern Africa’s Atlantic coast. Just offshore the cold Benguela Current flows northward from the south, effectively suppressing rainfall and giving rise to the arid Namib Desert. The Namib Desert, with its soft orange sands lies along the coast. The desert ends abruptly with the rocky outcrops and lines of broken cliffs called the Great Escarpment. Further inland the Great Escarpment gives way to a high-elevation central plateau. While little rain falls in the highlands, it is enough to allow the growth of vegetation which appears as a faint wash of green in this image.
Image Facts
Satellite: Terra
Date Acquired: 5/21/2018
Resolutions: 1km (55.5 KB), 500m (164.1 KB), 250m (365.3 KB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit: Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC