December 3, 2020 - Teton Range and Bighorn Mountains

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   A layer of fresh snow lay across the Rocky Mountains and Bighorn
   Mountains in late November 2020. The Moderate Resolution Imaging
   Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a
   true-color image of the snow-capped scene on November 29. While the
   high peaks are snow-clad, arid, low-lying land remains tan-colored and
   snow-free.

   The Bighorn Mountains sit in north-central Wyoming, extending from the
   plains to their endpoint in Montana just north of Bighorn Canyon.
   Considered by some to be a “sister range” of the Rocky Mountains, they
   spay about 30 miles at their widest point with a central crest’s
   glaciated peaks reaching 13,000 feet.

   The peaks of the Teton Mountains sit in the southwest section of the
   image. Part of the Rocky Mountains, the Teton Range towers above
   Jackson Hole valley, which wears a blanket of white. To the north, the
   Yellowstone Plateau is marked by a change in topography as well as by
   the blue water of Yellowstone Lake. In the southwest corner the oval
   lake is Bear Lake.

   Image Facts
   Satellite:  Aqua
   Date Acquired: 11/29/2020
   Resolutions:  1km (81.6 KB),  500m (282.5 KB),  250m (832 KB)
   Bands Used: 1,4,3
   Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



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