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The Braided Brahmaputra

The river’s high sediment load contributes to the abrupt change in its shape as it exits the Himalayas and hits flatter land.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Lauren Dauphin, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS/LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published November 29, 2020
Data acquired November 9, 2020

Source:
Aqua > MODIS