Coast of the East Siberian Sea, Russia

  • Credit

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

Sea ice is pulling away from the coastline of northeastern Siberia in the east Siberia Sea. This true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from May 26, 2002, also the thinning of ice in bays and coves, and the blue reflection of the water from beneath causes the ice to appear bright blue.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Terra/MODIS
  • Visualization Date

    2002-06-08