New Zealand, August 11

Another nice satellite image from MODIS/NASA today, snapped about 10:15am:

Click through for a 1km/pixel resolution image (~900KB) where you’ll also find links to the higher resolutions of 500m or 250m. The detail at 250m is very nice (image size ~6.7MB), for example:

Lake Taupo and snow on Ruapehu and Tongariro:

Wellington, Kapiti Coast and a dusting of snow on the Tararua Range:

Christchurch and some fascinating silt patterns in Pegasus Bay:

A thick blanket of snow around Lake Tekapo:

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