# @europeanspaceagency on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DPJDxHLjLv9
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/35581654-europeanspaceagency-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/34406e24ad.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-09-28T09:51:41.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** J.L.Lopez (@xandler80) — https://gondola.cc/xandler80

## Caption

Rivers connect us 💧

Wherever you live, chances are a river runs through your story. From the Nile lighting up Egypt at night to the Zambezi thundering over Victoria Falls, rivers shape our landscapes, nourish our communities, and inspire our cultures.

Seen from space, their winding paths look like Earth’s veins — lifelines carrying water, energy, and connection across continents. Thanks to satellites and astronauts aboard the @ISS, we can follow these waterways in detail, track their changes, and work together to preserve them.

On World Rivers Day, we celebrate not just rivers themselves, but the global community that depends on them. Tell us in the comments: which river is part of your story?

📸 Nile River: @europeanspaceagency / @NASA – @astro_paolo
📸 Catrimani River: ESA 
📸 Brahmaputra River: ESA/NASA – @thom_astro
📸 Tisza River: contains modified @copernicus_eu Sentinel data (2016), processed by ESA; @creativecommons by-SA 3.0 IGO
📸 Euphrates River: ESA/NASA – P. Nespoli
📸 Lena River Delta: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2019), processed by ESA; CC by-SA 3.0 IGO
📸 Syr Darya River: ESA/NASA – T. Pesquet
📸 Tiber River: @iride_programma_spaziale
📸 Betsiboka River: ESA/NASA – T. Pesquet
📸 Chao Phraya River: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2019), processed by ESA; CC by-SA 3.0 IGO
📸 Thames River: ESA/NASA – T. Pesquet
📸 Mississippi River: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2022), processed by ESA; CC by-SA 3.0 IGO
📸 Zambezi River: ESA/NASA – S. Cristoforetti

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## Credits

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| ESA - European Space Agency | @europeanspaceagency | https://gondola.cc/europeanspaceagency | Government Organization |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Producer |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Editor |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Social Media Manager |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Publisher |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Copywriter |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Community Manager |

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