Science and Exploration

Orbital View: The Volga River Flows Into The Caspian Sea

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
July 5, 2019
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Orbital View: The Volga River Flows Into The Caspian Sea
he Volga River
NASA

The Volga River is the longest river in Europe and runs through Russia with its delta flowing into the Caspian Sea just south of the Kazakhstan border.
The International Space Station was orbiting above the Caspian Sea at an altitude of 256 miles when this photograph was taken during Expedition 60

iss060e000602 (June 26, 2019) – Larger image

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