Serorome valley, Botswana

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 14 March 2019 at 08:07:09 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 15 March 2019 at 16:47:01 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 16 March 2019 at 07:56:51 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 20 March 2019 from 16:54:52 to 16:55:21 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 28 March 2019 at 07:48:39 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): River, endorheic basin, savannah, desert, erosion, geology, Botswana
Fig. 1 - S1 (15 & 20.03.2019) - neg(vh,vv,vh) composite - The Serorome valley lies in Botswana at the west of the Limpopo river basin.
2D view
Fig. 2 - S2 (13 & 16.03.2019) - 8,4,3 colour composite - It borders the south-east stretches of the 2.5 million km² wide Kalahari basin.
3D view
Fig. 3 - S2 (13 & 16.03.2019) - 12,11,4 colour composite - This large semi-arid sandy savanna covers most of southern Africa inner land.
3D view
Fig. 4 - S2 (13 & 16.03.2019) - 4,3,2 natural colour - At west, water evaporates in dry valleys and salt pans.
3D view
Fig. 5 - S2 (13 & 16.03.2019) - 12,11,8 colour composite - In this valley, eroded material ends up in the Indian Ocean.
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Fig. 6 - S2 (13 & 16.03.2019) - 11,8,2 colour composite - Vegetation, newer & older layers revealed by erosion give this region vivid colours.
3D view
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025, processed by VisioTerra.
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