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Images & Animations
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Credit
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Spring9s warmth is reaching the northernmost waters of Baffin Bay between Greenland (right) and Canada9s Ellesmere Islands (left). This MODIS image from May 1, 2002 shows that the area of relatively open water is approaching Nares Strait (center)the last narrow passage way that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Arctic.
Metadata
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Sensor
Terra/MODIS -
Visualization Date
2002-05-07