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   December 4, 2022 - Snow across the Midwestern United States   
      
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      On the first day of meteorological winter, December 1, 2022, the   
      Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s   
      Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of a broad band of snow   
      stretching across parts of the Midwestern United States. The snowy   
      swath was dropped by a late-November snowstorm that crossed the Midwest   
      on November 29, bringing snow, sleet, ice, and driving accidents to the   
      region, including reports of a jack-knifed tractor trailer on icy   
      Highway 275 near Norfolk, Nebraska. The states coated with the fresh   
      swath of white in this image include (from southwest to northeast):   
      Nebraska, southeast South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. In   
      the northwest, cloud covers most of South Dakota and part of North   
      Dakota.   
      
      When we think of the first day of winter, most of us think of us the   
      “winter” that starts on the winter solstice, which is when the Northern   
      Hemisphere experiences the shortest amount of daylight in the year.   
      This is the first day of astronomical winter. Because it takes our   
      planet a little more than 365 days to travel around the Sun, the   
      astronomical start of each season varies from year to year, and a   
      correction by the addition of a leap day every four years. The   
      meteorological seasons, on the other hand, are more repeatable,   
      breaking the year into seasons based on temperature, each starting the   
      first day of a month. This is especially helpful when comparing and   
      studying weather patterns for agriculture and commerce.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Terra   
      Date Acquired: 12/1/2022   
      Resolutions:  1km (170.9 KB),  500m (643 KB),  250m (2.1 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=2022-12-04   
       
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