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Birdfoot Delta   A detailed view of the Mississippi Delta showing all the distributaries (fingers of the delta). The while spots are developments related to the oil industry. The round feature at 1 is the outline of a salt dome. The muddy water empties into the Gulf, and sunglint (2) highlights the surface features associated with the fresh, muddy water mixing with the sea water. (STS062-85-021)
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