December 10, 2020 - South Korea

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   On December 9, 2020, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
   (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of
   the rugged, green landscape of South Korea.

   Sitting at the southern end of the long Korean Peninsula, South Korea’s
   extensive coastline measures about 2,413 kilometers (1,332 mi) long and
   stretches along the Yellow Sea (west), Cheju Strait (southwest), Korea
   Strait (southeast) and the Sea of Japan (East Sea). In the north, South
   Korea shares a 237 km (147 mi) land border with North Korea.

   With an area of 96,920 sq km (37,421 sq mi), South Korea measures a
   little smaller than the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and a little larger
   than Indiana. Mountains make up about 70 percent of the country. The
   Taebaek Mountains form a forested and rugged spine along the eastern
   coast of the Peninsula, extending into North Korea. In the south, the
   Sobaek Mountains dominate. As mountains give way to the surrounding
   seas the landscape expands into lowlands and coastal plains. Numerous
   islands sit off the western and southern coasts.

   South Korea's population is concentrated primarily in lowland areas,
   creating numerous high-density cities. The largest of these is Seoul,
   the political and economic heart of the country, which sits in the
   northwest corner roughly 30 miles south of North Korea. This is where
   slightly less than half of the population of the entire country
   resides. In the upper right section of this image, Seoul can be seen as
   a large cluster of light gray pixels clustered around the dark waters
   of the Han River, which runs through the center of the city.

   Image Facts
   Satellite:  Terra
   Date Acquired: 12/9/2020
   Resolutions:  1km (40.3 KB),  500m (148.8 KB),  250m ( B)
   Bands Used: 1,4,3
   Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



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