Snow White Britain Satellite Image 7th January 2010 NASA/GSFC, MODIS Rapid Response

This Picture is from NASA Rapid Resonse Imagery   It really shows the snow gripping Britain in early January 2010.  Snow white at it’s best

The image is taken by NASA/GSFC MODIS Rapid Response satellite,

“The Rapid Response system was developed to provide near realtime imagery from the MODIS instrument for users who require an immediate view of a specific phenomenon from satellites.

For scientific analyses and non-time sensitive applications, users are directed to the MODIS data portal for access to the science quality data.

All the images that appear on our site are in the public domain and can be freely used and reproduced for any purpose. Please credit: “NASA/GSFC, MODIS Rapid Response.”  About Rapid Response Imagery 

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