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 "title": "Okavango Delta, Botswana, April and September 2024",
 "summary": "Views from April and September 2024 record the delta before and after the annual flood pulse from the Angolan highlands spread through its channels.",
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  "product": "Sentinel-2 Level-2A true-color image, six tiles (34KFC to 34KGE), relative orbit 121",
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 "themes": [
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 "lane": "seasonal-earth",
 "region": {
  "country": "botswana",
  "admin": "Ngamiland"
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  "imagery": "Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024. Copernicus Sentinel data is free, full, and open.",
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  "render": "Heimdall Research",
  "credit": "Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024."
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 "path": "/observations/okavango-delta-botswana-2024/",
 "acquired_text": "2024-04-19 and 2024-09-06",
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