• Two satellite perspectives of a large winter storm system with a red arrow pointing out the Washington, D.C. area. The left view shows the snowstorm over the area whereas the second view shows the aftermath of the snowstorm.
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    On January 23, the Suomi NPP satellite acquired this image (left) of the storm system informally named “Snowzilla” over the east coast of the United States. In this nighttime image, city lights, like those of Washington, D.C. (arrow) are visible.

    The Landsat 8 satellite captured this image (right) over Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. (arrow) on the following day. Most areas were blanketed with at least 46 to 61 centimeters (18 to 24 inches) of snow.

  • Two satellite perspectives of a large winter storm system with a red arrow pointing out the Washington, D.C. area. The left view shows the snowstorm over the area whereas the second view shows the aftermath of the snowstorm.

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January 2016

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