Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

North Pole Below

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 20, 2000 is “North Pole Below,” an image. It is credited to Credit: MODIS , EOS , NASA. The original explanation runs about 124 words.

North Pole Below
Credit: MODIS , EOS , NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Orbiting over the north pole of planet Earth on May 5, the MODIS instrument on-board the Terra spacecraft , recorded this view of the ice cap 700 kilometers below. A radial grid centered on the pole is shown on top of the approximately true color image where each pixel covers about one square kilometer.”

— APOD editors, October 20, 2000

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
October 20, 2000
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: MODIS , EOS , NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 124 words

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