December 26, 2022 - Southeastern Australia

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On December 19, 2022, the skies were clear over Southeastern Australia
when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board
NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of the region. The
two states visible are Victoria, which sits in the south along the Bass
Strait, and New South Wales, in the north. The Murray River forms the
border between the two states and, because of recent heavy rains, can
easily be seen meandering from west to east.

Along the southern coast, the city of Melbourne appears as a mass of
gray pixels wrapping around the huge Port Phillip Bay. Just east of
Melbourne the land rises into the Yarra Ranges, a mountainous area of
cool temperature forest between the city and the more easterly
Victorian Alps. The Yarra Ranges National Park is home to the world’s
tallest flowering tree, the Mountain Ash. In the lower elevations of
the Yarra Valley, fertile red soil and a cool climate spurs grape
cultivation and the production of wine, especially Chardonnay, Pinot
Noir, and sparkling wine.

Image Facts
Satellite: Terra
Date Acquired: 12/19/2022
Resolutions: 1km (128.4 KB), 500m (354.9 KB), 250m (775.2
KB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-12-26

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