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   May 25, 2022 - Snow in Lethoso   
      
      Snow in Lethoso   
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      A winter-like storm swept across parts of South Africa and Lesotho from   
      May 19-23, 2022, bringing cold temperatures, rain, and even early snow   
      to the highlands. As the skies cleared on May 23, the Moderate   
      Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra   
      satellite acquired a true-color image of a blanket of bright white snow   
      in the highlands of Lesotho, including the Drakensburg Mountains along   
      the southeastern border with South Africa, and the Maluti Mountains in   
      the interior of Lesotho.   
      
      According to a report by South Africa Today, snow fell at the Afriski   
      Holiday resort, at Sani Pass, and the Letseng Mine in Lesotho. Other   
      media reported that the Sani Pass was closed for a time during the   
      worst of the snowfall. The Sani Pass is a steep, difficult road that   
      passes between Underberg, in the west of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa   
      and Mokhotlong, in eastern Lesotho. The Pass is often closed in poor   
      weather, and travel even in the best weather requires 4x4 vehicles.   
      Winter begins on June 21 in the Southern Hemisphere and ends on   
      September 23, and often brings heavy and long-lasting snow, especially   
      to the mountains of Lesotho. Snow in May is early and unusual but does   
      occasionally occur.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Aqua   
      Date Acquired: 5/23/2022   
      Resolutions:  1km (225.7 KB),  500m (568.1 KB),  250m (365.1   
      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=2022-05-25   
       
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