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   August 15, 2022 - Lesser Sunda Islands   
      
      Lesser Sunda Islands   
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      Fair-weather clouds speckle the skies near the Lesser Sunda Islands in   
      this true-color image acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging   
      Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite on August 4,   
      2022.   
      
      A beautiful string of variously-sized islands, the Lesser Sunda Islands   
      are located in Marine Southeast Asia and northwest of Australia. The   
      islands stretch about 746 miles (1,200 km) from west to east between   
      Java Island in the west and island of Timor in the east. The   
      archipelago is volcanic in origin, with at least eleven volcanoes still   
      considered active. The location and geography of the Lesser Sunda   
      Islands gives them a warm, humid climate—and also places them at risk   
      for earthquake, flooding, and tropical cyclones.   
      
      This image captures only a few of the islands of the Lesser Sundas.   
      These can be divided into two arcs, the Inner Banda Arc in the north   
      and the Outer Banda Arc, which dips southward.   
      
      The longest island, which stretches across most of the image, is called   
      Flores Island. It is the 10th largest island in Indonesia. West of   
      Flores are the Komodo Islands, home to the large and fierce Komodo   
      Dragon. The eastern tip of the island of Sumbawa can be seen along the   
      left edge of the image. To the northeast of Sumbawa sits a small, round   
      island partially obscured by cloud. This is the home of Sangeang Api   
      volcano which discharged ash plumes as recently as February 2022. The   
      major islands of the Outer Band Arc include Sumba, which sits south of   
      Komodo and Flores, Savu, Roti, and Timor. Only the far western tip of   
      Timor can be seen in this image.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Terra   
      Date Acquired: 8/4/2022   
      Resolutions:  500m (846.3 KB),  250m (2.3 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=2022-08-15   
       
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