October 30, 2020 - Sierra Madre Oriental

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   The rugged folds and valleys captured on October 28, 2020, by the
   Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s
   Aqua satellite are part of Mexico’s Sierra Madre Oriental mountain
   range. These mountains run along the eastern side of the Mexican
   Plateau and are formed of folded shales and limestone. This desolate
   landscape sits on the border between the Coahuila and Nuevo Leon
   provinces of Mexico.

   Two cities sit within this image, both at the in the southeast (lower
   left). The smaller cluster of gray pixels is Saltillo, the capital and
   largest city in Coahuila. The larger collection of gray pixels sitting
   east of Saltillo is Monterrey, the capital and largest city of Nuevo
   Leon. Monterrey is home to about 4.8 million people while about 984,000
   souls reside in Saltillo.

   Image Facts
   Satellite:  Aqua
   Date Acquired: 10/28/2020
   Resolutions:  1km (47.9 KB),  500m (164.7 KB),  250m (489.2
   KB)
   Bands Used: 1,4,3
   Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



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