Brilliant orange leaves paint the mountains of northern Pennsylvania in this natural-color image acquired on October 13, 2010.
Published Oct 16, 2010
Time transforms the ranges in the southern Appalachian Mountains through the course of a year.
Published Jan 14, 2014
Leaves change from green to orange and brown across the United States and Canada.
Published Oct 15, 2015
The forests of northern Michigan and southern Ontario flamed orange as the first trees of the season—maples—began to display their brilliant red and orange fall colors. Veins of green run through the sea of orange where the deciduous forest gives way to deep green pine trees. The most vivid color is concentrated in Canada’s province of Ontario. Located farther south, Michigan’s trees show only a hint of color.
Published Sep 29, 2007
In October, the state transitions form north to south with vibrant displays of peak autumn foliage.
Published Oct 22, 2017
Fall was beginning to color the East Coast of the United States when MODIS captured this image on October 12, 2008.
Published Oct 18, 2008
Beneath a collection of contrails, colorful foliage spreads across a mountain landscape in the eastern U.S.
Published Nov 2, 2019
The red and orange tones of autumn had faded to brown in the mountains of New York and Vermont when this true color image was taken on November 8, 2009. The contrast between the green and gold valleys and brown mountains help reveal the unique geography of the region.
Published Nov 14, 2009
As temperatures cool, deciduous trees in Siberia are making their annual transformation.
Published Sep 12, 2015
A process that occurs on a micro scale in trees shows up on a macro scale in satellite imagery.
Published Sep 30, 2014
Leaves are changing color along the Carpathian Mountains in Romania.
Published Oct 20, 2018
In a span of just 11 days, fall colors swept over the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Siberia.
Published Oct 4, 2012
In autumn, the leaves on deciduous trees change colors as they lose chlorophyll, the molecule that plants use to synthesize food.
Published Sep 29, 2020
The colors may not look as brilliant as the reds and golds you would see on the ground, but even from space, the difference between the summer and fall attire of the U.S. Mid-Atlantic is dramatic.
Published Nov 3, 2006
