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Headline: Amazing Earth: NASA Chose Best Satellite Images from 2019

Caption: PICTURE SHOWS: Lena River Delta in Siberia. The Lena River Delta is a vast wetland that starts from northeast Siberia and ends at the Arctic Ocean. After seven months encased in snow and ice, the delta emerges for a short Arctic summer. Relatively warm water flows northward from the Lena River, breaking up and melting river ice. The ice gets flushed out of the Lena’s branching river channels, and the snow and ice on the surface of the delta also begin to melt. As the sea ice near the coast melts completely, dark blue seawater is exposed. Green areas are likely the result of organic matter (debris from leaves, branches, and peat) dissolved in the water. In this image acquired June 4, 2019, by the OLI on Landsat 8, you can also see where the modern, active part of the delta meets the older, drier parts. Water ponds in depressions in the ground form from thawed permafrost. ... STORY COPY: Amazing Earth: Satellite Images from 2019 This January, NASA have taken a look back at some notable satellite views of our planet from 2019. They explain: “Was 2019 an eventful year for you? It certainly was for our home planet. Earth experienced volcanic eruptions, tropical cyclones and melting glaciers. From space, NASA saw a surge in Amazon rainforest wildfires as well as a total solar eclipse in the South Pacific. “What better way to reflect on the events of 2019 than through the “eyes” of NASA’s fleet of Earth-observing satellites and instruments on the International Space Station? These space assets constantly orbit our globe and provide invaluable information to scientists, government agencies and people like you.”

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