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Lower Mississippi   The Mississippi River, lined with industrial and agricultural developments, looks like a caterpillar , with New Orleans as it's head. The Atchafalaya (2) empties a large sediment load into Vermilion Bay (3). The sediment is rapidly building out the coastline just east of this view, off the lower left corner of this photo. The changes along this part of the coastline have been, and will continue to be rapid. (STS51C-143-017)
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