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Satellite Images in Near-Real-Time (Low Resolution)
January 4, 2008 | Modis Rapid Response System

The MODIS Rapid Response Team provides twice-daily satellite images of the United States and many other parts of the Earth. These are downloadable and for many areas resolutions of 2 kilometers, 1 kilometer and 250 meters per pixel are available.


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