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   July 24, 2022 - Western Montana   
      
      Western Montana   
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      On July 21, 2022, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer   
      (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of   
      mountain-rich western Montana.   
      
      Montana, aptly named from the Spanish word for mountains (montaña) is   
      the fourth-largest state in the United States by area, yet one of the   
      least-densely populated states. In the western portion of the state,   
      the topography changes, in some places abruptly, from wide-open   
      prairies to the high peaks of the Rocky Mountains.   
      
      The vast high country is made up of about 77 named ranges, with at   
      least 300 peaks rising more than 9,600 feet. The Continental Divide—the   
      line that separates the watersheds that drain into the Pacific Ocean   
      from those that drain into the Atlantic or Arctic Oceans—runs along the   
      peaks of Montana’s Rocky Mountains.   
      
      Glaciers nestle into the highest elevations of the northern mountains,   
      close to the border with Canada. This area is home to Glacier National   
      Park, and also is part of the region called the Crown of the Continent,   
      a name given by conservationist George Bird Grinnell, who was amazed by   
      the glaciers, the alpine terrain, and the plants and animals that   
      called the high-country home. Grinnell advocated the preservation of   
      the Glacier National Park and helped negotiate the purchase of the land   
      from the Blackfeet Native Americans. The white glaciers can easily be   
      seen atop the ridges in the northwestern section of the image.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Terra   
      Date Acquired: 7/21/2022   
      Resolutions:  1km (400.4 KB),  500m (1 MB),  250m (750.3 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=2022-07-24   
       
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