Mississippi River Flooding (NASA, International Space Station, 05/12/11)
Originally uploaded by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.
Via Flickr:
An Expedition 27 crew member aboard the International Space Station, 220 miles above Earth and the Mississippi River, captured this May 12 still photo, clearly showing the outlines of some heavily flooded agricultural fields on the Missouri side of the river. The center point for this 400-mm frame is 36.27 degrees north latitude and 89.57 degrees west longitude (north of Caruthersville, Mo. and west of Ridgely, Tenn.). North is towards the lower right corner of the image.
Image credit: NASA
Original image:
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