First snow in Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana

  • Credit

    Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Although it is still technically summer, some western states have already experienced their first snow. This true-color MODIS image from September 9 of Idaho (left), Montana (upper right), and Wyoming (lower right), show a dusting of white over the forests of the Northern Rocky Mountains.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Terra/MODIS
  • Visualization Date

    2001-09-10