April 19, 2021 - Australia's Red Centre

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   Rusty-red sands of the Simpson Desert contrast with the green
   vegetation of the MacDonnell Ranges in southeastern Northern Territory,
   Australia. The folded sandstone and quartzite ridges stretch roughly
   230 miles (380 km) wide and rise to over 4,000 feet (1,219 meters)
   high.

   Alice Springs, the third-largest town in Northern Territory, sits on
   the eastern side of MacDonnell Ranges. This remote town is located
   roughly at Australia’s center and just south of the Tropic of
   Capricorn. The color of the soils surrounding Alice Springs and across
   the Simpson Desert give this region the nickname “Red Centre”.

   The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board
   NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of Australia’s Red
   Centre on April 14, 2021.

   Image Facts
   Satellite:  Terra
   Date Acquired: 4/14/2021
   Resolutions:  1km (177.4 KB),  500m (491.7 KB),  250m (263.9
   KB)
   Bands Used: 1,4,3
   Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2021-04-19
 
