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   May 14, 2022 - Romania in Springtime   
      
      Carpathian Mts/ Danube   
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      On May 12, 2022, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer   
      (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of   
      an idyllic spring day in Romania.   
      
      Located in southeastern Europe, Romania enjoys a varied landscape that   
      includes lofty mountains, hilly plateaus, wide plains, fertile river   
      valleys and, in the east and out of view of this image, beaches along   
      the Black Sea. Coursing from west to east along the center of this   
      image are the Southern Carpathian Mountains, which are also called the   
      Transylvanian Alps. Snow and ice cap the highest elevations, which   
      reach up to more than 8,200 feet (2,500 meters) high. The mountains are   
      covered with deep conifers as well as freshly-leafing deciduous trees,   
      which combine to coat the Southern Carpathians in glorious shades of   
      green. Forests rich in oak and beech trees also cover the foothills,   
      especially at elevations between 1,000 and 2,600 feet (300-800 meters).   
      
      On the southern side of the mountains, river valleys appear light   
      green, suggesting grasslands or farmlands. Smaller rivers flow downhill   
      to combine, creating larger rivers and wider valleys. The largest river   
      that rises in the Southern Carpathians and flows roughly southward is   
      the Olt. Rising in the mountains and ending as it spills in the Danube,   
      the Olt River flows for about 382 miles (615 km) long, earning it the   
      distinction of being the longest river flowing entirely inside Romania.   
      The curving river seen near the bottom of the image is the Danube,   
      which flows through or forms the borders of ten countries on its course   
      from its source in the Black Forest of Germany en route to the Black   
      Sea. Most of the portion of the Danube seen here forms the border   
      between Romania (north) and Bulgaria (south).   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Terra   
      Date Acquired: 5/12/2022   
      Resolutions:  1km (293.3 KB),  500m (774.1 KB),  250m (1.7 MB)   
      Bands Used: 1,4,3   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-05-14   
       
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