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#EarthFromSpace: The Copernicus Sentinel-2A satellite takes us over the Ötztal …

#EarthFromSpace: The Copernicus Sentinel-2A satellite takes us over the Ötztal Alps in the western Austrian state of Tyrol in this image from 16 October 2016. Snow appears in shades of blue in this unusual false-colour image using light in the near- and shortwave infrared part of the spectrum. This colouring makes it easier to distinguish between snow and vegetation. See http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2017/02/Oetztal_Alps