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Very Extensive Ice Fractures in the Beaufort Sea at the northern coast of Alaska

by a. taravat on February 11, 2014 . In Image Gallery

The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite captured this view of extensive sea-ice fracturing off the northern coast of Alaska. The event began in late-January and spread west toward Banks Island throughout February and March 2013. Visualizations of the Arctic often give the impression that the ice cap…(Read More)

London at Night

by a. taravat on July 27, 2013 . In Image Gallery

The image below shows London and the southern half of Great Britain as it appeared on the night of March 27, 2012 which is from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite. While most of the events in the 2012 Olympics will be held in the greater London area, several other cities and towns will…(Read More)