Satellite Image of the Day: May 29, 2007
(click here for previous images of the day from RUSMART)

NOAA's Hydrometeorologial Prediction Center (HPC) "Daily National Forecast" image shows a daily national weather prediction

NOAA's National Hurricane Center

Satellites: NOAA-15, NOAA 16, NOAA 17 and NOAA-18, part of NOAA's 850km-high (530 mile-high) Polar Orbiting satellites

Stark relief

The topography in the northeast really stands out in the early evening sunlight on this clear day.
The folds of the Appalachian Mountains undulate through Pennsylvania and into New York.
The scars left by retreating glaciers thousands of years ago are seen as the long lakes in New York.
Note also the darker areas of the city sprawl in the DC and Baltimore areas.
This sprawl may be seen to continue towards Philadelphia and New York City.
In the western part of Pennsylvania Pittsburgh stands out sharply.

Click in the image below for a higher-resolution version (~250k).