Coast of the East Siberian Sea, Russia

  • Credit

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

A large crack is forming in the ice of the East Siberian Sea in this true-color MODIS iamge from June 1, 2001. The thinnest ice appears bright blue because some light is able to penetrate and reflect off the water beneath.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Terra/MODIS
  • Visualization Date

    2001-06-01