Ice Covers the Great Lakes

  • Released Thursday, May 22, 2003
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On March 9, 2003, four of the five Great Lakes were completely covered in ice. It is very rare for Lake Superior to be completely iced over.

A view of the Great Lakes on September 16, 2002.

A view of the Great Lakes on September 16, 2002.

A view of the Great Lakes on December 3, 2002.

A view of the Great Lakes on December 3, 2002.

A view of the Great Lakes on December 10, 2002.

A view of the Great Lakes on December 10, 2002.

A view of Lakes Huron, Erie, and Ontario on January 27, 2003.

A view of Lakes Huron, Erie, and Ontario on January 27, 2003.

A view of the Great Lakes on March 9, 2003. Note how Lakes Superior, Huron, Erie, and Ontario are completely frozen over.

A view of the Great Lakes on March 9, 2003. Note how Lakes Superior, Huron, Erie, and Ontario are completely frozen over.

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio,MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov)

This page was originally published on Thursday, May 22, 2003.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:57 PM EDT.

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