Partial Eclipse Seen Over the Princess Ragnhild Coast, Antarctica

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On September 13 at 07:10 UTC (3:10 a.m. EDT) the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite captured the sunlight and shadows over ice over Princess Ragnhild Coast, Antarctica during the partial solar eclipse. Sunlight can be seen over the Antarctic while the Southern Ocean (top) is darkened. The Princess Ragnhild Coast is part of the Queen Maud Land coast. Image Credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team/Jeff Schmaltz Text: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/Rob Gutro NASA image use policy. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling sc

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