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First Complete Day from MODIS
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First Complete Day from MODIS

This image of Earth is a composite of the first full day of data gathered by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on the Terra spacecraft.

Published Jun 30, 2000

Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Water

Gross Primary Productivity
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Gross Primary Productivity

This map of plant photosynthesis was the first of its kind from the MODIS instrument, which was launched in December 1999 on the Terra spacecraft.

Published Jun 5, 2000

Image of the Day Land Life

MODIS Views Earth as a System
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MODIS Views Earth as a System

Published Apr 24, 2000

Image of the Day Land

Flooding from Tsunami near Sendai, Japan
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Flooding from Tsunami near Sendai, Japan

The Japanese coastline near Sendai is flooded in this false-color image, taken March 12, 2011, nearly a day after a earthquake-generated tsunami inundated the coast.

Published Mar 13, 2011

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Floods in Northeast Brazil
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Floods in Northeast Brazil

Published Apr 15, 2008

Floods