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Image: Flooding along the Illinois River (Before)

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Description: This image uses a combination of infra-red and visible light to increase the contrast between water and land. Vegetation appears bright green, water appears navy blue, and clouds appear pale blue-green.
Title: Flooding along the Illinois River (Before)
Credit: NASA Image of the Day. Image caputured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite.
Author: Image courtesy of the MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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