File:The Kosi, August 8, 2008.jpg
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English: The braided channels of the Kosi River curve westward out of Nepal in a “c” shape before flowing into the Ganges below the lower edge of this satellite image. In this type of image, water is usually dark blue and black. Both sediment-laden water and water-saturated earth are a lighter shade of blue. The channels of the Kosi are silvery from reflected sunlight. |
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| Source | NASA Earth Observatory |
| Author | Images courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. |
This image was generated by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite.
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