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Contrasts of White on White Adorn Alaska
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Contrasts of White on White Adorn Alaska

Snow painted the land surface a powdery white as ice rested on the sea surface in southwestern Alaska during mid-January 2012. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensor on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this natural-color image on Jan. 15 that shows snow blanketing the mountains and plains, while ice tendrils branch into Bristol Bay.

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