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Have you ever wondered how #Landsat satellites capture stunning images of Earth? Or how scientists use these data to study our planet’s changing surface? Explore the science behind satellite imagery: https://go.nasa.gov/3T4NrVw | Landsat

For the past 30 years, #Landsat satellites have helped scientists track the evolution of the Padma River in Bangladesh 🛰️ Due to limited bank protection and a sandy riverbed, the Padma’s banks are susceptible to rapid erosion as the river twists and turns its way through the landscape. Over time, this erosion carves away the river’s outer edges, leaving scars where water once flowed. These Landsat images from 1944-2018 help scientists measure erosion on the Padma River and note differences in t