Baddox
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From http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=81421 The image on their website is worth a look but a bit too big to post here.
"The play of light on water can reveal overlooked details and nuances to photographers and artists on Earth. The same thing can happen when looking from space.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite looked down on the Canary Islands on June 15, 2013. The Atlantic Ocean has a silvery or milky color in much of the image, the result of sunglint. Sunlight is being reflected off of the ocean surface directly back at the satellite imager, revealing details about the water surface or circulation that are otherwise invisible"
"The play of light on water can reveal overlooked details and nuances to photographers and artists on Earth. The same thing can happen when looking from space.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite looked down on the Canary Islands on June 15, 2013. The Atlantic Ocean has a silvery or milky color in much of the image, the result of sunglint. Sunlight is being reflected off of the ocean surface directly back at the satellite imager, revealing details about the water surface or circulation that are otherwise invisible"
