March 28, 2021 - Soft Spring Day across Europe

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   Sunshine highlighted a soft spring day across Europe on March 24, 2021.
   The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board
   NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of gorgeous scene on
   that same day.

   The image stretches from the Netherlands in the north to northeastern
   Spain and mid-Italy in the south, a span of about 1,400 km (870 miles).
   While snow caps the Alps (east) and the Pyrenees Mountains (west), most
   of the landscape is colored in various shades of green. Forests are
   shaded in deep green, woodlands and grassland typically appear a
   brighter green. Agricultural land, which lies fallow much of the
   winter, is tinted a light green with tan undertones. This is especially
   visible in Italy’s Po Valley and the rich agricultural lands around
   Reims, France. Clouds hang over part of Germany and the Czech Republic
   in the northeast and east. Spotty cloud dots the air over the English
   Channel and covers Great Britain, in the northwest. Clumps of low cloud
   (fog) are scattered over many areas near the coast in France, Belgium
   and the Netherlands.

   Image Facts
   Satellite:  Terra
   Date Acquired: 3/24/2021
   Resolutions:  1km (2.6 MB),  500m (7.6 MB),  250m (5.7 MB)
   Bands Used: 7,2,1
   Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2021-03-28
 
