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DOWN TO EARTH: Great Britain and Ireland from space
3 Apr 2009
The Envisat satellite's Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) instrument acquired this image over Great Britain and Ireland on February 7, 2009.
The island of Great Britain (on the east, or right), is largely covered by clouds but white patches of snow are also visible. Severe storms have wreaked havoc on Britain in early February when the country was hit with the most widespread coverage of snow in nearly 20 years.
The island of Ireland is visible in the lower left corner. A nearly cloud-free image of Ireland in the winter is rare because typical winter weather includes clouds and rain.
Adapted from information issued by ESA.
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