A view of a brown river and an islet from the International Space Station. The land visible on the right is mostly dark green, while the land on the left is brown with green edges along the river. Clumps of smaller white clouds dot the photo, almost like lines of dots. Wispier clouds are visible along the right side of the image.

Bassac River, Southern Vietnam

A camera on the International Space Station captured this Oct. 2, 2025, photo of the Bassac River in Cù Lao Dung, a river islet district in southern Vietnam. The Bassac River surrounds the district before emptying into the South China Sea. The river’s brown waters at its mouth result from massive amounts of silt, clay, … Continue reading Bassac River, Southern Vietnam

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