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Vancouver, Canada 2010

The Thematic Mapper on the Landsat 5 satellite captured this image of Vancouver on September 7, 2011. Flowing through braided channels, the Fraser River meanders toward the sea, emptying through multiple outlets.

 

Moe info: earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=77368

 

NASA Earth Observatory image created by Robert Simmon and Jesse Allen, using Landsat data provided by the United States Geological Survey.

Instrument: Landsat 5 - TM

 

Credit: NASA Earth Observatory

 

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Uploaded on February 6, 2014
Taken on February 20, 2012