# @usgs on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXcm_H0klDb
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69013818-usgs-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-22T20:16:10.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (@USGS) — https://gondola.cc/USGS

## Caption

Happy Earth Day 🌎🌿 

Earth is truly a beauty to behold, as seen in these stunning images captured through the USGS/NASA Landsat program. We capture these satellite images to create a long, continuous record of Earth’s land surface so we can monitor and understand how the planet is changing over time. 

Artemis II astronaut, Christina Koch, described her powerful experience of viewing our planet from space and what that meant to her. 

On Earth Day we are reminded of just how breathtaking the place we call home truly is. 

Images from the Earth As Art collection - link in story. 

 📷1: The Ganges River forms an extensive delta where it enters the Bay of Bengal. The delta is largely covered with swamp forest known as the Sundarbans, which is home to the Royal Bengal Tiger. 
📷2: The Yukon River flows from northern British Columbia through Yukon, Canada, and Alaska, USA, before emptying into the Bering Sea. In the Yukon Delta, countless lakes, sloughs, and ponds are interconnected across one of the largest river deltas in the world. 
📷3: In shallow waters near the Tyuleniy Archipelago in the Caspian Sea, ice movement has scoured the seafloor. Wind- and current-driven ice has carved visible lines through submerged vegetation, revealing the shallow bottom in detail. 
📷4: Sediment in the Gulf of America off the Louisiana coast forms layered patterns of color in the water. River outflow carries sediment into the Gulf, creating complex swirling textures. 
📷5: The Bangweulu Wetlands in Zambia receive inflow from seventeen rivers and drain through a single outlet. Grasslands, open water, and dense papyrus and reed beds create a highly interconnected wetland system.
📷6: Mangrove ecosystems along the Ord River in Australia form dense green patterns along tidal channels. Sediment and nutrient flows shape surrounding waters, with nearby mudflats supporting saltwater crocodiles.

#EveryDayIsEarthDay

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