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   PID: hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 2019-01-08   
   TID: hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 2019-01-08   
   January 27, 2023 - Snow in the Taklimakan Desert   
      
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      On January 22, 2023, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer   
      (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra captured a rare view of a swath of the   
      Taklimakan Desert buried under snow. The blanket of white stretches   
      across the sand from the Pamir Mountains (west) eastward north of the   
      Kunlun Mountains. The snow appears deepest in the southwest, while   
      snow-topped sand dunes create an unusual sight in the east.   
      
      A strong storm moved across the region from January 12 through January   
      15. MODIS imagery shows white atop the desert as early as January 14.   
      By January 22, after several days of clear skies, the extent of the   
      snow had begun to diminish. As of January 26, snow remains over parts   
      of the southwest corner of the Taklimakan Desert.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Terra   
      Date Acquired: 1/22/2023   
      Resolutions:  1km (356.8 KB),  500m (1008.6 KB),  250m (759.1   
      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=2023-01-27   
       
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