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August 20, 2025 - Summer in Northwestern Siberia
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This clear sky, true-color image of late summer in northwestern Siberia was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite on August 18, 2025.
The principal land features captured in this image include the Yamal Peninsula (west) and Gyda Peninsula (east). The peninsulas are separated by the Gulf of Ob and surrounded by the Kara Sea in the west and north. Taken together, the two peninsulas are grouped into the Yamal-Gydan Tundra ecosystem and are the northern extension of the West Siberian Plain.
The summer season is short and chilly while winter is decidedly cold and, in both seasons, the winds whip across the low-lying landscape. According to an article authored by Aleksey Sidorchuk, Lomonosov Moscow State University and published by Sustainability in 2020, the average annual temperature in the south of Yamal −6.6 °C (20°F) and in its northern part it is −10.2 °C (13.6°F). The entire area lies within a zone of permafrost—a region where the deeper layers of soil remain frozen year-round.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 8/18/2025
Resolutions:
1km (102 KB), 500m (309.1 KB), 250m (668.9 KB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
This clear sky, true-color image of late summer in northwestern Siberia was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite on August 18, 2025.
The principal land features captured in this image include the Yamal Peninsula (west) and Gyda Peninsula (east). The peninsulas are separated by the Gulf of Ob and surrounded by the Kara Sea in the west and north. Taken together, the two peninsulas are grouped into the Yamal-Gydan Tundra ecosystem and are the northern extension of the West Siberian Plain.
The summer season is short and chilly while winter is decidedly cold and, in both seasons, the winds whip across the low-lying landscape. According to an article authored by Aleksey Sidorchuk, Lomonosov Moscow State University and published by Sustainability in 2020, the average annual temperature in the south of Yamal −6.6 °C (20°F) and in its northern part it is −10.2 °C (13.6°F). The entire area lies within a zone of permafrost—a region where the deeper layers of soil remain frozen year-round.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 8/18/2025
Resolutions:
1km (102 KB), 500m (309.1 KB), 250m (668.9 KB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
