A Look at Rivers from Space
Posted by John Freeland on April 1st, 2010 | 0 comments
The above photo is a false-color image taken from the Landsat 7 satellite in 2000. The Lena River Delta is frozen most of the year but, during the summer, thaws into an enormous wetland complex of about 11,000 square miles. It’s a wildlife refuge.
The Lena River flows into the Laptev Sea, on the north coast of Russia.
Here’s a view of the Lena River Delta taken near the ground.
Photo source: Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Wired Science has a gallery of other rivers observed from satellites and the International Space Station. Just click on the thumbnails or some impressive views.
Tip: Ike Union and his grandpa.
