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   January 17, 2023 - South Florida   
      
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      On January 11, 2023, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer   
      (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of   
      a sunny winter’s day in South Florida. The view stretches from the   
      near-circular Lake Okeechobee in the north to the Florida Keys in the   
      south, and from the Gulf of Mexico (west) to the Atlantic Ocean.   
      
      The large, nearly circular body of water near the top of the image is   
      Lake Okeechobee, the largest lake in Florida. Although the surface area   
      measures about 730 square miles, the lake is extremely shallow with an   
      average depth of 9 feet. Okeechobee fills multiple functions, including   
      commercial and sport fishing, flood control, and acts as a reservoir   
      for water for much of South Florida.   
      
      South of Okeechobee and reaching to the southern tip of coastal   
      Florida, a vast muddy-green area marks the Florida Everglades, the   
      largest subtropical wilderness in the United States. Part of the   
      Everglades has been protected as the Everglades National Park, which   
      has also been designated as UNESCO World Heritage Site, an   
      International Biosphere Reserve, and a Wetland of International   
      Importance. The Park covers 2,358 square miles (6,105 square km) of   
      Florida’s southern tip.   
      
      Curving off of the tip of Florida are a string of islands, islets, and   
      reefs known as the Florida Keys. They stretch about 497 miles (309 km)   
      from the Virgin Key to the western-most Dry Tortugas. Key West,   
      probably the most famous of the Florida Keys, lies about 100 miles (160   
      km) from the mainland and is the southern-most city in the United   
      States. The bright waters of the Florida Bay sit between the Keys and   
      mainland Florida.   
      
      Large swaths of gray color the mainland, most prominently along the   
      east and west coasts, but also scattered across the state. These are   
      cities, highways, and other areas of human construction. The largest   
      area on the west coast is Fort Myers. The large swath along the east   
      coast shows almost unbroken connections between metropolitan areas   
      beginning with Miami in the south and extending to West Palm Beach in   
      the north.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Terra   
      Date Acquired: 1/11/2023   
      Resolutions:  1km (122.4 KB),  500m (307.1 KB),  250m (581.6   
      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=2023-01-17   
       
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