This image may not be used to state or imply ESA endorsement of any company or product Lake Maggiore, infrared satellite image. North is at top. Veget


This image may not be used to state or imply ESA endorsement of any company or product Lake Maggiore, infrared satellite image. North is at top. Vegetation (red) and urban areas (blue) are visible on and around the shores of the southern part Lake Maggiore in northern Italy on the southern side of the Italian Alps. The Ticino river is at lower centre, with Milan-Malpensa Airport and the city of Gallarate at lower right. At centre right is the glacial Lake Varese. Image from the high-resolution infrared channel on the multispectral camera on the Sentinel-2A satellite. This image was part of the satellite's first acquisition on 27 June 2015, four days after launch. Sentinal-2A is part of the European Space Agency's Copernicus programme.


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