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NASA image: Nile River Delta, Egypt
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Oct 13, 1984

Nile River Delta, Egypt

The Nile River Delta of Egypt (30.0N, 31.0E) irrigated by the Nile River and its many distributaries, is some of the...

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NASA image: Godavari River Delta Panorama, Bay of Bengal, India
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Jan 19, 1993

Godavari River Delta Panorama, Bay of Bengal, India

STS054-80-024 (13-19 Jan 1993) --- As the Shuttle was passing southeast over the coast of India, approaching the Bay...

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NASA image: Ganges River Delta, Bangladesh, India
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Nov 14, 1994

Ganges River Delta, Bangladesh, India

The Ganges River Delta is the largest inter-tidal delta in the world. With its extensive mangrove mud flats, swamp...

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NASA image: Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana as seen from STS-62
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Mar 5, 1994

Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana as seen from STS-62

STS062-85-021 (4-18 March 1994) --- The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Its delta is...

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NASA image: Hugli River Delta, India
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Oct 22, 2001

Hugli River Delta, India

The western-most part of the Ganges Delta is seen in this 54.5 by 60 km ASTER sub-scene acquired on January 6, 2005....

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NASA image: Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, CA
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Jun 8, 2021

Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, CA

The Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, CA (or California Delta) has an area of about 3000 km2, and provides a large...

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NASA image: Altamaha River Delta, Georgia Sea Islands
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Mar 7, 2001

Altamaha River Delta, Georgia Sea Islands

This radar image acquired by NASA Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar AIRSAR in 2001, shows the Altamaha River Delta...

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NASA image: Landsat View: Pearl River Delta, China
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Dec 8, 2017

Landsat View: Pearl River Delta, China

In 1979, China established two special economic zones around the Pearl River Delta, north of Hong Kong. This image,...

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NASA image: Zambezi River Delta
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Aug 29, 2013

Zambezi River Delta

It drains a watershed that spans eight countries and nearly 1.6 million square kilometers 600,000 square miles. The...

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NASA image: How a Delta Forms Where River Meets Lake
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Dec 8, 2014

How a Delta Forms Where River Meets Lake

This diagram depicts rivers entering a lake. Where the water flow decelerates, sediments drop out, and a delta...

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NASA image: Stereo Anaglyphs of River Meanders in Eberswalde Delta
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Jan 10, 2007

Stereo Anaglyphs of River Meanders in Eberswalde Delta

This anaglyph from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft, shows that Eberswalde Delta contains river meanders,...

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NASA image: Paraiba do Sul river delta, Brazil
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Jan 20, 1996

Paraiba do Sul river delta, Brazil

STS072-738-019 (11-20 Jan. 1996) --- The Delta of the Paraiba do Sul River, northeast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,...

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NASA image: Mississippi River Delta
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Jun 11, 2002

Mississippi River Delta

As the Mississippi River enters the Gulf of Mexico, it loses energy and dumps its load of sediment that it has...

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NASA image: The Persian Gulf and the Delta of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, Kuwait, Iraq, and Iran
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Sep 4, 2008

The Persian Gulf and the Delta of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, Kuwait, Iraq, and Iran

This image from NASA EarthKAM is of the northern end of the Persian Gulf and the broad delta complex of the Tigris,...

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NASA image: The Okavango Delta is formed by the Okavango River flowing in from Angola
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Aug 30, 2025

The Okavango Delta is formed by the Okavango River flowing in from Angola

iss073e0604445 (Aug. 30, 2025) --- The Okavango Delta, part of the Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana, is formed by the...

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NASA image: KSC-05PP-1887
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Aug 16, 2005

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the Delta IV...

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NASA image: KSC-05PP-1885
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Aug 16, 2005

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Perching on a pole in the Indian River Lagoon, an osprey clutches his most recent...

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NASA image: KSC-05PP-1884
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Aug 16, 2005

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Perching on a pole in the Indian River Lagoon, an osprey clutches his most recent...

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NASA image: Yukon Delta, Alaska
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Mar 8, 2022

Yukon Delta, Alaska

The Yukon River Delta (along with the Kuskokwim River) is one of the largest in the world. Emptying into the Bering...

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NASA image: Space Radar Image of Mississippi Delta
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Apr 15, 1999

Space Radar Image of Mississippi Delta

This is a radar image of the Mississippi River Delta where the river enters into the Gulf of Mexico along the coast...

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NASA image: Okavango Delta, Botswana as seen from STS-66 shuttle Atlantis
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Nov 14, 1994

Okavango Delta, Botswana as seen from STS-66 shuttle Atlantis

STS066-122-091 (3-14 Nov. 1994) --- This November 1994 view looking south-southeast shows clouds over the Okavango...

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NASA image: Panoramic Okavango Swamp, Botswana and Fires in Angola, Africa
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Aug 11, 1991

Panoramic Okavango Swamp, Botswana and Fires in Angola, Africa

In this panoramic view of the Okavango Swamp, Botswana, (19.0S, 22.0E), the Okavango River, seen in sunglint, flows...

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NASA image: STS-57 Earth observation of the Eastern Mediterranean, Nile River, Asia Minor
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Jul 1, 1993

STS-57 Earth observation of the Eastern Mediterranean, Nile River, Asia Minor

STS057-73-075 (21 June-1 July 1993) --- Eastern Mediterranean from an unusually high vantage point over the Nile...

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NASA image: The Cairo metropolitan area is split by the Nile River at the base of the Nile Delta
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Jan 3, 2026

The Cairo metropolitan area is split by the Nile River at the base of the Nile Delta

iss074e0043697 (Jan. 3, 2026) --- Egypt’s Cairo metropolitan area, with a population of about 22 million, is split...

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Frequently Asked Questions About NASA Images

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How many images does NASA have?+
NASA's Image and Video Library contains over 140,000 publicly accessible images, videos, and audio files spanning the agency's entire history, from the Mercury program of the 1960s to the latest James Webb Space Telescope discoveries. The collection grows daily as new missions capture imagery and archival materials are digitized. Individual mission archives, such as Mars rover photos, contain hundreds of thousands of additional images.
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