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When Rivers Take a Weird Turn

Two rivers diverge in a tropical rainforest of South America. And that has made some scientists do a double take.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story When Rivers Take a Weird Turn.

NASA Earth Observatory images by Wanmei Liang, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Lindsey Doermann.

Published June 9, 2025
Data acquired March 2, 2025