This image of the Mississippi Delta was acquired on February 24, 2000. It covers an area of 100km by 100km over New Orleans, Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico. Some features clearly visible on the image are: the classic bird foot shape of the Mississippi River channels in the delta sediment plumes around the delta and between the barrier islands north of it differences in ocean color between the shallow bays behind the barrier islands and the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico.