ESA satellite showed part of Earth connecting three continents
June 17, 2023
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The Sentinel-3 tracking satellite from the European Space Agency (ESA) took a photo of the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea, where three continents – Europe, Asia and
The Sentinel-3 tracking satellite from the European Space Agency (ESA) took a photo of the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea, where three continents – Europe, Asia and Africa – can be seen simultaneously.
As reported by Ukrinform, this is stated in the ESA press release.
“Sentinel-3’s extensive research covers the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea and surrounding countries,” the agency said in a statement. Said.
This broad overview is said to cover Egypt in the south and Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria in the east. To the east of the Red Sea you can see part of Saudi Arabia, and to the west – Sudan. In the north is the island of Cyprus and Turkey’s south coast.
Photo: “ESA”
“The green triangle of the Egyptian Nile Delta contrasts with the surrounding bare desert. The delta is an important agricultural region, as less than 3% of Egypt’s land is suitable for agriculture. The Egyptian capital, Cairo, appears brownish-gray against the delta’s background,” he said.
The image also shows the Red Sea, which is connected to the Mediterranean by the Suez Canal, one of the world’s most important waterways, and provides a direct link between the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean.
Sentinel-3 is a series of heavy satellites Earth observation developed by the European Space Agency as part of the Copernicus program.
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