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The easternmost country on the continent of Africa, Somalia’s arid plateaus, plains and highlands are typically colored in a variety soft tans when seen from space. After rains fall, the landscape may be suffused with a gentle wash of green, marking the growth of vegetation. This was the case on March 5, 2020, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of Somalia.