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Harsh Winter in Turkey

Image of the Day for January 22, 2002

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Jan 22, 2002
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The predominantly mountainous terrain of the Republic of Turkey iscovered by snow in this Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer(MODIS) true-color image, produced from datacollected on January 13, 2002. The snow-laced peaks of the Kure Daglarimountain range in the north can be seen as they range from theupper middle of the image to the upper right. The mountains parallel the northerncoastline, which opens to the Black Sea. Also visible in this image, atthe bottom right, is the island of Cyprus.

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Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC

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