Coursing through parched, landlocked Mali in Western Africa, the Niger Riverskirts the edge of the dune-striped Sahara before turning sharply south to jointhe Bani River. At the confluence of the two rivers is an inland delta completewith narrow, twisting waterways, lagoons, and tiny islands.
This scene was acquired by the ASTER instrument on NASA’s Terra satellite onAugust 2, 2003.
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Image provided by the USGS EROS Data Center Satellite Systems Branch as part of the Earth as Art II image series
