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Original - MODIS (Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) is a payload scientific instrument launched into Earth orbit by NASA in 1999 on board the Terra (EOS AM) Satellite, and in 2002 on board the Aqua (EOS PM) satellite. Together the instruments image the entire Earth every 1 to 2 days. They are designed to provide measurements in large-scale global dynamics including changes in Earth's cloud cover, radiation budget and processes occurring in the oceans, on land, and in the lower atmosphere.
Reason
Another superb image from NASA. It illustrates the function of the Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer very well, as well as providing some useful information concerning cloud formation on Earth.
Articles in which this image appears
Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, Cloud cover, Earth
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Views of Earth from space and satellites
Creator
NASA Earth Observatory

Promoted File:MODIS Map.jpg --Jujutacular T · C 16:57, 12 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]