Romania attracted the attention of the NASA website and the whole world, thanks to spectacular images captured by satellites. The images are from the south of the country, where the flowering rapeseed fields create a landscape as if from stories.
A NASA satellite recorded amazing images above the area where the Olt River meets the Danube. The canola plantations, in full bloom, transformed the landscape into a vast golden field, a fact that quickly attracted the attention of NASA. According to the US Embassy in Bucharest, these photos circulated extensively on the Internet, under the title “Gold Fields from Romania”, being viewed by millions of people.
“Golden fields from Romania”, is the title of the article, which shows that “the green agricultural lands of the south of Romania turned yellow as the rape blossomed. The OLI (Operational Land Imager) on the Landsat 8 satellite captured these bursts of color near the confluence of the Olt and Danube rivers. Rapeseed plants are part of the Brassica family, which also includes cabbage and mustard. They produce small, bright yellow flowers that, en masse, cover entire fields of gold,” the material from NASA states.
Romania contributes significantly to the production of cereals and oilseeds in the European Union, representing approximately 10% of the total, according to the International Trade Commission. Rapeseed, in particular, plays a major role in this agricultural landscape, being not only a crop of economic importance, but also one that supports biodiversity and protects the soil.
This plant is part of the cruciferous family and is cultivated for its oil-rich seeds. In addition to economic benefits, canola has a positive impact on the environment, contributing to the improvement of biodiversity and soil protection.
During the flowering period, rapeseed fields turn into veritable seas of yellow flowers, which not only delight the eye, but also attract bees and other pollinating insects. The latter play a crucial role in maintaining the ecological balance of agricultural ecosystems.
Through these viral images, Romania demonstrates not only its impressive natural beauty, but also its strategic importance within European and global agriculture.
