Guadalupe Island, off Baja California

Satellite
Baja California
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

At an elevation of 4,200 feet, the mountain peak on the north end of Guadalupe Island, off the coast of Baja California seems to be parting the clouds in this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image, acquired by the Terra satellite on May 12, 2004.

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Guadalupe Island, off Baja California