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Lena River Delta, Russia

The Lena River fractures into myriad streams that fan out across the tundra and empty into the Arctic Ocean. During the short summer, it thaws into a wetland of tremendous ecological importance.


Image courtesy of NASA/GSFC/MITI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and the U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team.

Published January 25, 2007
Data acquired July 16, 2005

Source:
Terra > ASTER