• MODIS Pic of the Day 23 August 2021

    From Dan Richter@1:317/3 to All on Mon Aug 23 11:00:08 2021
    August 23, 2021 - Danube Delta

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    On August 17, 2021, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
    (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a stunning true-color
    image of the green Danube River Delta—the spot where, it has been said,
    “the Danube kisses the Black Sea”. Also sometimes called the
    “Everglades” of Europe, the Danube Delta is the largest European
    wetland and reed bed and is made up of a myriad of channels, lakes and
    rivers. The Danube Delta is home to more than 300 species of bird and
    45 species of freshwater fish.

    The Danube River is the second-largest river in Europe, coursing about
    2,860 km (1,777 miles) from the Black Forest (Germany) to the Black Sea
    (along the Ukraine/Romania border. In this image, the Danube can be
    seen flowing northward through Romania, then turning to the east
    towards the Black Sea. The city of Tulcea sits close to the place where
    the dark green triangle begins to form. Close to Tulcea, the Danube
    splits into three branches: the Kiliya (Chilia) branch in the north,
    which forms the border between Ukraine and Romania; the Sulina Branch
    in the middle; and the Sfântu Gheorghe (Saint George) branch in the
    south. Over time, the shifting courses of these branches and the amount
    of sediment they carry has changed the shape of the Danube Delta.

    Image Facts
    Satellite: Terra
    Date Acquired: 8/17/2021
    Resolutions: 1km (235.8 KB), 500m (592.5 KB), 250m (1.4 MB)
    Bands Used: 1,4,3
    Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



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