File:Ice on Lake Balkhash (MODIS 2019-12-13).jpg
![File:Ice on Lake Balkhash (MODIS 2019-12-13).jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Ice_on_Lake_Balkhash_%28MODIS_2019-12-13%29.jpg/756px-Ice_on_Lake_Balkhash_%28MODIS_2019-12-13%29.jpg?20240217024210)
Original file (1,907 × 1,512 pixels, file size: 318 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Captions
Captions
Summary
[edit]DescriptionIce on Lake Balkhash (MODIS 2019-12-13).jpg |
English: Winter weather comes early and often in southeastern Kazakhstan, bringing snow and sub-freezing temperatures long before the calendar marks “official” winter. By the opening days of December, 2019, the region had been locked in frigid weather as winter precipitation colored the landscape.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of southeastern Kazakhstan on December 1. The ice and snow covering Balkhash’s milky-blue waters testify to an extended period of below-freezing temperatures, while the sweeps of snow across the arid landscape surrounding the lake are evidence of wind-whipped snowstorms that crossed the region in late November. The crescent-shaped Lake Balkhash, the second largest lake in Central Asia, sits in the Balkhash-Alakol depression in southeastern Kazakhstan. The spectacular lake stretches over 7,115 square miles (18,428 sq. km). Balkhash is quite long - about 376 mi (605 km) - but it is narrow. At its widest, the lake reaches 50 miles (80 km) across but only 15 mi (24 km) at its narrowest points. |
||
Date | Taken on 1 December 2019 | ||
Source |
Ice on Lake Balkhash (direct link)
|
||
Author | MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC |
![]() |
This media is a product of the Aqua mission Credit and attribution belongs to the mission team, if not already specified in the "author" row |
Licensing
[edit]Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse |
![]() |
This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template:PD-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.) | ![]() |
![]() |
Warnings:
|
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
current | 02:42, 17 February 2024 | ![]() | 1,907 × 1,512 (318 KB) | OptimusPrimeBot (talk | contribs) | #Spacemedia - Upload of http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/images/image12132019_250m.jpg via Commons:Spacemedia |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
There are no pages that use this file.