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April 21, 2025 - Springtime in Hawai'i
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Swirls and puffs of clouds surrounded the Hawaiian Islands on April 7, 2025, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this true-color image.
The U.S. state of Hawai’i is the only state made up entirely of islands—and there are plenty of them that stretch across 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers) in the Pacific Island. Of the 137 volcanic islands that lie within the state, only the eight southeastern “main islands” are populated. The remainder arc to the northwest, and most are part of a marine national monument.
Hawai’i became the 50th state of the United States in 1959. It lies about 2,397 miles (3,857 km) west of San Francisco, California and 5,293 miles (8,516 km) east of Manila, in the Philippines. The main islands are densely populated and also host a thriving tourism trade. Only the main islands are captured in this image. From southeast to northwest, they are Hawaii (also called “The Big Island”), Maui, Kahoolawe, Lanai, Molokai, Oahu, Kauai, and Niihau.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 4/7/2025
Resolutions:
1km (265.6 KB), 500m (654 KB), 250m (1.3 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Swirls and puffs of clouds surrounded the Hawaiian Islands on April 7, 2025, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this true-color image.
The U.S. state of Hawai’i is the only state made up entirely of islands—and there are plenty of them that stretch across 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers) in the Pacific Island. Of the 137 volcanic islands that lie within the state, only the eight southeastern “main islands” are populated. The remainder arc to the northwest, and most are part of a marine national monument.
Hawai’i became the 50th state of the United States in 1959. It lies about 2,397 miles (3,857 km) west of San Francisco, California and 5,293 miles (8,516 km) east of Manila, in the Philippines. The main islands are densely populated and also host a thriving tourism trade. Only the main islands are captured in this image. From southeast to northwest, they are Hawaii (also called “The Big Island”), Maui, Kahoolawe, Lanai, Molokai, Oahu, Kauai, and Niihau.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 4/7/2025
Resolutions:
1km (265.6 KB), 500m (654 KB), 250m (1.3 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
