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Earth observations taken from shuttle orbiter Columbia during STS-87 mission
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STS087-707-092 (19 November – 5 December 1997) --- Featured in this view is the Ganges River delta. A glacier at about 22,100 feet in the Himalayas is the source of the Ganges River. Hundreds of miles later and joined by other tributaries the Ganges delta enters the Bay of Bengal. The delta, at 200 miles wide (320 kilometers) is one of the most fertile and densely populated regions of the world.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineEarth observations taken from shuttle orbiter Columbia during STS-87 mission. NASA/JSC, 1997-11-22. Public domain. ID: sts087-707-092.
