Volga River Delta

Credit: Image provided by the USGS EROS Data Center Satellite Systems Branch; NASA, Posted on: Friday, 21 November 2003, 06:00 CST Download full size image

Where the Volga River flows into the Caspian Sea, it creates an extensive delta. The Volga Delta is comprised of more than 500 channels and sustains the most productive fishing grounds in Eurasia. This image was acquired by Landsat 7's Enhanced Thematic Mapper plus (ETM+) sensor on August 29, 1999. This is a false-color composite image made using shortwave infrared, infrared, and red wavelengths.

More Images

Mars
Echus Chasma Perspective View.The High-Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA’s Mars Express has returned images of Ech...

---

Universe
Titan: Banded Moon.This Cassini spacecraft view of Titan shows banding in the atmosphere of the moon's northern hemi...

---