January 5, 2021 - Eastern Russia

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   On January 3, 2021, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
   (MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of a
   frigid winter day in Eastern Russia.

   Clouds partially obscure the sea ice floating on the Strait of
   Tartary—the narrow waterway that separates mainland Russia from
   Sakhalin Island. The shallow Strait, which connects the Sea of Okhotsk
   (north) with the Sea of Japan in the South, constricts to only 4.5
   miles (7.3 km) wide at the narrowest point. It freezes early and thaws
   late, making shipping through the strait nearly impossible for nearly
   half of each year. Most commercial ships travel longer routes to avoid
   the strait, because the very shallow depth (13-66 feet/4-20 meters)
   only allows lightly loaded or small vessels to pass.

   Image Facts
   Satellite:  Aqua
   Date Acquired: 1/3/2021
   Resolutions:  1km (319 KB),  500m (1.1 MB),  250m (3.2 MB)
   Bands Used: 1,4,3
   Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



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