Ground receiving stations around the world downlink image data from the satellite when it passes over the station.
Live satellite images of antarctica.
For this reason modis can only image antarctica during the summer.
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It shows the topography of antarctica as blue lines research stations of the united states and the united kingdom in red text ice free rock areas in brown ice shelves in gray and names of the major ocean water bodies in blue uppercase text.
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Previously known as flash earth.
Map of antarctica and the southern ocean produced by the lima project landsat image mosaic of antarctica.
During the summer sunlight shines on the continent constantly.
A bizarre new theory claims that a mysterious anomaly discovered beneath the ice in antarctica may be a sort of secret base.
Antartica is largely uninhabited except for penguins credit.
A bizarre anomaly of around 250 km has been found in antarctica thanks to satellite images provided by nasa.
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If you live near the equator landsat 8 will pass high above your head at 10 00 am in the morning every 16th day to image your neighbourhood.
Flying on both the aqua and terra satellites modis orbits the earth from north to south passing over antarctica many times every day.
Antarctica was enjoying summer when this image was taken.
New york satellite imagery over antarctica shows the rapid deterioration of two glaciers the most watched by climate scientists over recent decades which could indicate rising sea.