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NASA captures photo of snowy Ireland

Space agency’s satellite photographs dramatic winter scene.

Dec 5th 2010, 4:48 PM 2,172 Views 0 Comments

NASA HAS RELEASED this dramatic photograph of snow-covered Ireland.

Although the snow appears to have largely left Ireland for the moment, seriously icy conditions and freezing temperatures persist across the country.

The US space agency’s Aqua satellite captured the image in the early afternoon on the 2 December, according to NASA.

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NASA captures photo of snowy Ireland