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   March 31, 2023 - Swirling Sea Ice in the Sea of Okhotsk   
      
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      On March 29, 2023, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer   
      (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of   
      a gorgeous pattern on the Sea of Okhotsk. While the white-on-black   
      design may look like abstract art, it actually is formed by sea ice   
      floating on the frigid waters off of Sakhalin Island. Sakhalin Island   
      sits off of Russia's Far East and north of Hokkaido, Japan.   
      
      Each winter, sea ice expands over the Arctic Ocean as well as seas   
      around and south of the Arctic Circle. The Sea of Okhotsk, which   
      extends southward to 44˚North latitude, is one of the lowest latitudes   
      in the Northern Hemisphere where sea ice routinely forms in abundance.   
      As air temperatures warm and daylight lengthens in the spring, the ice   
      cover begins to melt, becoming thin. The thinning ice may stretch into   
      fanciful designs and filigrees when pushed and pulled by the action of   
      currents, wave action, or wind.   
      
      This mass of ice likely started forming further north and has been   
      carried southward by the Sakhalin Current, which flows southward along   
      the east coast of Sakhalin Island.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Terra   
      Date Acquired: 3/29/2023   
      Resolutions:  1km (224.6 KB),  500m (573.5 KB),  250m (482.1   
      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=2023-03-31   
       
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