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   PID: hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 2019-01-08   
   TID: hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 2019-01-08   
   December 26, 2022 - Southeastern Australia   
      
      Melbourne   
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      On December 19, 2022, the skies were clear over Southeastern Australia   
      when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board   
      NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of the region. The   
      two states visible are Victoria, which sits in the south along the Bass   
      Strait, and New South Wales, in the north. The Murray River forms the   
      border between the two states and, because of recent heavy rains, can   
      easily be seen meandering from west to east.   
      
      Along the southern coast, the city of Melbourne appears as a mass of   
      gray pixels wrapping around the huge Port Phillip Bay. Just east of   
      Melbourne the land rises into the Yarra Ranges, a mountainous area of   
      cool temperature forest between the city and the more easterly   
      Victorian Alps. The Yarra Ranges National Park is home to the world’s   
      tallest flowering tree, the Mountain Ash. In the lower elevations of   
      the Yarra Valley, fertile red soil and a cool climate spurs grape   
      cultivation and the production of wine, especially Chardonnay, Pinot   
      Noir, and sparkling wine.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Terra   
      Date Acquired: 12/19/2022   
      Resolutions:  1km (128.4 KB),  500m (354.9 KB),  250m (775.2   
      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=2022-12-26   
       
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