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On March 17, 2017, the Terra satellite passed over the snow-covered Eastern Alps, allowing the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) flying aboard to capture a true-color image of the landscape.

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English: On March 17, 2017, the Terra satellite passed over the snow-covered Eastern Alps, allowing the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) flying aboard to capture a true-color image of the landscape.

The Eastern Alps sit in the western section of this image, wearing a carpet of snow in the higher elevations. Several countries share this mountainous terrain, including (west to east) Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, southern Germany, northern Italy and Slovenia.

To the south, a light haze is suspended over the blue waters of the Adriatic Sea. To the north, clouds hang over Germany (west) and the Czech Republic. The bright turquoise waters in the eastern section of the image is Lake Balaton. Located in Hungary, Lake Balaton is the largest freshwater lake in Central Europe.
Date Taken on 17 March 2017
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Author Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
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