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Image: TibetplateauA2002144.0440.500m

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Description: On May 24, 2002, MODIS captured this image of the sparsely vegetated, lake-dotted Tibetan Plateau (top). To the south, the snow-covered peaks of the Himalaya Ranges ring the Plateau. To the far south (lower right), India's Brahmaputra River glints in the sun.
Title: TibetplateauA2002144.0440.500m
Credit: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3103
Author: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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License: Public domain
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