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Monday 26 August 2013

55 Astonishing Images of Earth From Space

  • Reefs

    1. Reefs in Princess Charlotte Bay

    Taken April 20, 2013 by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8. These formations are part of the Great Barrier Reefs in Australia. This area lies on the east coast of Queensland’s Cape York Peninsula.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Cuba

    2. Fires in Cuba and Florida

    Taken Feb. 3, 2003 by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite. Fires are marked in red.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Floridakeys

    3. Florida Keys

    Taken Dec. 5, 2003 by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Cloud-swirls

    4. Cloud Vortices in the Pacific

    Taken May 22, 2013 by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite, captured behind Isla Socorro, a volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean located off the western coast of Mexico.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Gaua-volcano

    5. Steam Plume from Gaua Volcano

    Taken May 31, 2013 by a member of the International Space Station crew using a Nikon digital camera. Located in the Pacific Ocean, Gaua island is the top of a stratovolcano part of the Vanuatu Archipelago.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Korangi-pakistan

    6. Korangi, Pakistan

    Taken April 20, 2013 by a member of the International Space Station crew using a Nikon digital camera.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Little-rock-ar

    7. Little Rock, Ark.

    Taken May 24, 2013 by a member of the International Space Station crew using a Nikon digital camera.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Pavlof-volcano

    8. Pavlof Volcano, Alaska

    Taken May 18, 2013 by a member of the International Space Station crew using a Nikon digital camera. Pavlof Volcano, located on the Alaskan peninsula, began erupting on May 13, 2013.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Tiran

    9. Strait of Tiran

    Taken June 23, 2013 by a member of the International Space Station crew using a Nikon digital camera. The Strait of Tiran links the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea, south of Saudi Arabia.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Danube

    10. Intersection of the Danube and the Black Sea

    Taken Feb. 5, 2013 by the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on the Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Brazil

    11. Minas Gerais, Brazil

    Taken Feb. 10, 2011 by a member of the International Space Station crew using a Nikon digital camera. This agricultural region is located southwest of the city of Perdizes in the Minas Gerais state of Brazil.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Ice-shelves

    12. Wilkins Ice Shelf

    Taken March 23, 2013 from the WorldView-2 satellite. The Wilkins Ice Shelf, located on the Antarctic Peninsula, has experienced a series of breakup events since 1998.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Myanmar

    13. Mergui Archipelago

    Taken Dec. 14, 2004 by the Thematic Mapper (TM) on Landsat 5. The Mergui Archipelago in southern Myanmar lies along the border with Thailand.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Namibia-dust

    14. Dust off Namibian Coast

    Taken May 5, 2013 by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Sandy

    15. Hurricane Sandy

    Taken Oct. 30, 2012 by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite. The image is rotated, looking south from Canada -- north is at the bottom of the image.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Spain-sediment

    16. Sediment Along Spanish Coast

    Taken Nov. 12, 2012 by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite. The image shows the Guadalquivir River emptying sediment deposits into the Gulf of Cádiz.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Uae

    17. United Arab Emirates Coast

    Taken Sept. 18, 2001 by the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) on Landsat 7.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Cocos

    18. Cocos Islands

    Taken on July 31, 2009 by the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on the Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite. The Cocos (Keeling) Islands, comprised of coral atolls and islands, lie in the eastern Indian Ocean northwest of Perth, Australia.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Indus-valley

    19. Indus Valley

    Taken Sept. 10, 2009 by the Thematic Mapper (TM) on Landsat 5.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Istanbul-at-night

    20. Istanbul at Night

    Taken on Aug. 9, 2012 by a member of the International Space Station crew using a Nikon digital camera.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Liverpoolbay

    21. Liverpool Bay

    Taken Sept. 2, 2000 by the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) on Landsat 7. The image pictures an area east of Alaska in Canada and includes Liverpool Bay, the Eskimo Lakes and the Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Longisland-sediment

    22. Sediment From Connecticut River

    Taken Sept. 2, 2011 by the Thematic Mapper (TM) on Landsat 5. The image was taken nearly a week after Hurricane Irene dumped large amounts of rain onto New England.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Nabro-volcano

    23. Nabro Volcano

    Taken on Sept. 28, 2011 by the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on the Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite. The Nabro Volcano is located in the Danakil Desert on the border between Eritrea and Ethiopia.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Northernlights

    24. Northern Lights

    Taken on Sept. 17, 2011 by a member of the International Space Station crew using a Nikon digital camera.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Tajikistanglacier

    25. Medvezhiy Glacier

    Taken July 23, 2011 by the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on the Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite. The Medvezhiy Glacier in Tajikistan started to slide abruptly in summer 2011, having moved 800 to 1,000 meters from June to July 2011, faster than its normal 200 to 400 meters in a year.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Yukon-delta

    26. Yukon Delta

    Taken Sept. 22, 2002 by the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) on Landsat 7. The Yukon River flows from British Columbia, Canada, through Yukon Territory before emptying out into the Yukon Delta in southwestern Alaska.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Bahamas

    27. Cat Island, Bahamas

    Taken March 10, 2011 by a member of the International Space Station crew using a Nikon digital camera.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Bahrain-island

    28. Durrat Al Bahrain

    Taken Jan. 23, 2011 by a member of the International Space Station crew using a Nikon digital camera. Durrat Al Bahrain is a series of 14 artificial islands created for residents and tourists located at the southern end of Bahrain Island in the Persian Gulf.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Brazil-barrier

    29. Brazilian Barrier Islands

    Taken June 24, 2006 by the Thematic Mapper (TM) on Landsat 5. These islands lie along the northeastern coast of Brazil.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Cape-cod

    30. Cape Cod, Mass.

    Taken Nov. 7, 2007 by a member of the International Space Station crew using a Kodak digital camera.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Doha

    31. Doha, Qatar

    Taken October 5, 2010 by a member of the International Space Station crew using a Nikon digital camera.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Kazakhstan

    32. Syr Darya River Floodplain

    Taken Sept. 30, 2010 by a member of the International Space Station crew using a Nikon digital camera. The Syr Darya River flows from the Tien Shan Mountains in Central Asia to the Aral Sea. This floodplain is in Kazakhstan.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Ohio

    33. Wabash-Ohio Confluence

    Taken June 23, 2011 by the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on the Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite. Floods receded in the Wabash-Ohio Confluence after spring flooding in the Mississippi River basin extended to the region.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Virgin-islands

    34. St. John, Virgin Islands

    Taken June 24, 2007 by the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on the Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Greenland

    35. Greenland

    Taken June 21, 2013 by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8. The image shows the beginning of Greenland's summer melt.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Kiribati

    36. Millenium Island, Kiribati

    Taken July 1, 2009 by a member of the International Space Station crew using a Nikon digital camera. Previously known as Caroline Island before 2000, Millennium Island is an uninhabited island part of the Republic of Kiribati in the South Pacific Ocean.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Maldives

    37. Malosmadulu Atolls, Maldives

    Taken Dec. 22, 2002 by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on the Terra satellite.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Us-at-night

    38. United States at Night

    This composite includes images taken in April and October of 2012 by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Mataiva-atoll

    39. Mataiva Atoll

    Taken Aug 13, 2010 by a member of the International Space Station crew using a Nikon digital camera. The Mataiva Atoll is part of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia, the largest chain of atolls in the world, in the South Pacific Ocean.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Nepal

    40. Imja Tsho, Nepal

    Taken Oct. 4, 2010 by the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on the Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite. The Imja Glacier flows through eastern Nepal and eventually empties into the Ganges River.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Nevada

    41. Pyramid Lake, Nev.

    Taken Sept. 28, 2010 by a member of the International Space Station crew using a Nikon digital camera.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Tikehau-atoll

    42. Tikehau Atoll

    Taken June 30, 2009 by the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on the Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite. Tikehau Atoll is a part of French Polynesia in the South Pacific Ocean.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Carnegie

    43. Lake Carnegie, Western Australia

    Taken May 19, 1999 by the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) on Landsat 7. This is a false-color composite image.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Ice-stars

    44. Ice in the Arctic Sea

    Taken Aug. 4, 2002 by Landsat 7. This is Foxe Basin near Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic.
  • Kansas

    45. Garden City, Kan.

    Taken Sept. 25, 2000 by the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) on Landsat 7. This is a false-color composite image.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Manam

    46. Manam Volcano, Papua New Guinea

    Taken on June 16, 2010 by the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on the Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Mt-st-helens

    47. Mount St. Helens

    Taken Aug. 22, 1999 by the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) on Landsat 7.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • New-orleans

    48. New Orleans, La.

    Taken April 26, 2000 by the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) on Landsat 7.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Newcaledonia

    49. New Caledonia

    Taken May 10, 2001 by the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) on Landsat 7. New Caledonia is a French-governed archipelago east of Australia. Its lagoons were added as a World Heritage site in 2008.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Oceansand

    50. Ocean Sand, Bahamas

    Taken Jan. 17, 2001 by the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) on Landsat 7.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Sakurajima

    51. Sakurajima Volcano, Japan

    Taken Jan. 10, 2013 by a member of the International Space Station crew using a Nikon digital camera.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Sarychev

    52. Sarychev Volcano

    Taken on June 12, 2009 by a member of the International Space Station crew using a Nikon digital camera. Sarychev Volcano is located on Matua Island, part of the Kuril Islands east of Russia and Japan.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Shinmoe-dake

    53. Shinmoe-dake Volcano

    Taken on Feb. 4, 2011 by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite. The Shinmoe-dake Volcano on the island of Kyushu in Japan began erupting on Jan. 26, 2011.
    IMAGE: NASA
  • Sweden

    54. Phytoplankton Swirls in the Baltic Sea

    Taken July 13, 2005 by Landsat 7. These phytoplankton swirls surround the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea.
  • Nyc911

    55. New York City on 9/11

    Taken Sept. 11, 2001 by a member of the International Space Station.

    There's nothing quite like seeing Earth from space. Not only is it a humbling experience to picture oceans and continents scaled down to bite-size pixels; it's an opportunity to observe just how breathtaking our planet truly is.
    NASA's Visible Earth collection contains thousands of snapshots from NASA's various satellites as well as observatories on Earth. The project captures photos from various sensors and cameras for countless facets of the planet through different lenses.
    We've gathered some particularly interesting satellite photos in the gallery above, comprised of shots from all seven continents, from volcanic eruptions to hurricanes to archipelagos. Take a look and let us know your favorites in the comments below.
    Image: NASA
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