MODIS Mosaic of Antarctica 2008-2009 (MOA2009) Image Map, Version 2

Published by NASA NSIDC DAAC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Metadata Last Checked: November 04, 2025 | Last Modified: 2025-09-11

This data set includes two image maps - a snow grain size map and a surface morphology map - provided at two different resolutions of 125 m and 750 m. The maps were produced from composited image swath data acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) over Antarctica for the 2008-2009 austral summer season.

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Complete Metadata

bureauCode	[ "026:00" ]
identifier	10.5067/4ZL43A4619AF
landingPage	https://daacdata.apps.nsidc.org/pub/DATASETS/nsidc0593_moa2009_v02/
programCode	[ "026:000" ]
spatial	["CARTESIAN",[{"WestBoundingCoordinate":-180.0,"NorthBoundingCoordinate":-60.0,"EastBoundingCoordinate":180.0,"SouthBoundingCoordinate":-90.0}]]
theme	[ "Earth Science" ]