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Tendrils of Sediment in the Caspian Sea

The southeast Caspian is marked by colorful swirls of perpetually turbid seawater.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using MODIS data from LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published February 4, 2018
Data acquired January 9, 2018

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Collection:
MODIS Rapid Response