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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
The Palmwag Concession is an area of 5,500 km 2 in the Kunene Region of North West Namibia. This region provides habitat for a variety of rare species of plants and animals, including those adapted to the semi-desert conditions such as elephants, mountain zebra and giraffe. The Concession also supports nearly 70% of the world's largest free-ranging population of black rhinoceros and functions as the crucial core area in the region. The unique fauna and flora within the Concession also serve as a national, regional and global attraction. A double rainbow (as seen on this picture) is visible when part of the ray is reflected again and travels along inside the drop to emerge from the drop. It is difficult to photograph the complete semicircle of a rainbow in one frame, as this would require an angle of view of 84°. For a 35 mm camera, a lens with a focal length of 19 mm or less wide-angle lens would be required.
© Frank Janssens
Fly-in safari through Sousso
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Fly-in safari through Sousso
Fly-in safari through Sossuvlei, NamibRand,
Fly-in safari through Sossuvlei, NamibRand Nature Reserve, Twyfelfontein, and Etosha National Park
Fly-in safari through Sossuvlei, NamibRand Nature Reserve, Twyfelfontein, and Etosha National Park
Fly-in safari through Sousso
Fly-in safari through Sossuvlei, NamibRand,
Fly-in safari through Sossuvlei, NamibRand Nature Reserve, Twyfelfontein, and Etosha National Park
Fly-in safari through Sossuvlei, NamibRand Nature Reserve, Twyfelfontein, and Etosha National Park
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