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True-color corrected reflectance image of the Barnes Ice Cap, Baffin Island, Canada on 11 August 2026 from the MODIS instrument aboard the Terra satellite

Early Snow Melt on Barnes Ice Cap

Earlier than usual melting of the snow in the summer of 2026 on Canada's Baffin Island exposed this remnant of the Laurentide Ice Sheet.
Worldview Image of the Week
Aug. 14, 2026
NASA Nighttime Black Marble Blue/Yellow Composite (Day/Night Band) image of the Aurora Borealis over North America on 21 January 2026 from the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP satellite.

Aurora Borealis Over North America

Image captured January 21, 2026, by the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP platform.
Worldview Image of the Week
Jan. 22, 2026
True-color corrected reflectance image of smoke emanating from wildfires on the the island of Chios, Greece on 23 June 2025 from the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA NOAA-21 satellite

Wildfires in Chios, Greece

Image captured June 23, 2025, by the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA NOAA-21 platform.
Worldview Image of the Week
June 26, 2025
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