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The Landsat 5 and Landsat 7 satellites show intriguing views of the planet’s complex surface in the Earth as Art Three exhibit. Look for a monster, a tiger, a scary face, and something we call Van Gogh from Space.

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Earth As Art Gallery

No Man's Land

## No Man's Land

Algerian Sahara

## Algerian Sahara

Impact

## Impact

Okavango Delta

## Okavango Delta

Desert to Forest

## Desert to Forest

Roof of the World

## Roof of the World

Island Rebound

## Island Rebound

Remote Tundra

## Remote Tundra

San Luis, Argentina

## San Luis, Argentina

Sor Kaydak

## Sor Kaydak

Lake Eyre

## Lake Eyre

Lake District

## Lake District

Van Gogh from Space

## Van Gogh from Space

Siberian Ribbons

## Siberian Ribbons

Rocky Mountain Trench

## Rocky Mountain Trench

Meandering Mississippi

## Meandering Mississippi

Erongo Massif

## Erongo Massif

Caribbean Luxury

## Caribbean Luxury

Ghostly Grease Ice

## Ghostly Grease Ice

Desert Patterns

## Desert Patterns

Barreal Blanco

## Barreal Blanco

Spilled Paint

## Spilled Paint

Empty Quarter

## Empty Quarter

Yukon Delta

## Yukon Delta

Ice Stars

## Ice Stars

Belcher Islands

## Belcher Islands

Anyuyskiy Volcano

## Anyuyskiy Volcano

Ice Waves

## Ice Waves

Waziristan Hills

## Waziristan Hills

Rugged Terrain

## Rugged Terrain

The Dardzha Monster

## The Dardzha Monster

Robinson Glacier

## Robinson Glacier

Meighen Island

## Meighen Island

The Dhofar Difference

## The Dhofar Difference

Byrd Glacier

## Byrd Glacier

Icelandic Tiger

## Icelandic Tiger

Great Barrier Reef

## Great Barrier Reef

Algerian Abstract

## Algerian Abstract

Sierra de Velasco

## Sierra de Velasco

Mount Elgon

## Mount Elgon

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Here are the images from the Earth As Art 3 collection, released in 2010. To download the full-resolution image, click the links in each image.

Earth As Art 3

August 13, 2021

#### Earth As Art 3

link

The Earth As Art project began in the early 2000s, and its original intent remains the same: to produce images that do not look like satellite images at first glance.

Core Science Systems, National Land Imaging Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

August 13, 2021

#### Earth As Art 3

link

#### Earth As Art 3

link

The Earth As Art project began in the early 2000s, and its original intent remains the same: to produce images that do not look like satellite images at first glance.

Core Science Systems, National Land Imaging Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

No Man's Land

September 9, 2009

#### No Man's Land

link

A study in shades of blue and brown is actually one of the harshest landscapes on Earth. This glimpse of Africa's Sahara Desert, located near where the borders of Mali, Niger, and Algeria converge, is truly a no man's land, a world of sand and rock without roads or settlements.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

September 9, 2009

#### No Man's Land

link

#### No Man's Land

link

A study in shades of blue and brown is actually one of the harshest landscapes on Earth. This glimpse of Africa's Sahara Desert, located near where the borders of Mali, Niger, and Algeria converge, is truly a no man's land, a world of sand and rock without roads or settlements.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Algerian Sahara

August 31, 2009

#### Algerian Sahara

link

This abstract in browns and grays from central Algeria shows that some parts of Africa's Sahara Desert contain much more than dunes of wind-blown sand. Barren ridges and fragmented mountains (lower right) border a vast expanse of arid plains etched with a complex system of dry streambeds.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

August 31, 2009

#### Algerian Sahara

link

#### Algerian Sahara

link

This abstract in browns and grays from central Algeria shows that some parts of Africa's Sahara Desert contain much more than dunes of wind-blown sand. Barren ridges and fragmented mountains (lower right) border a vast expanse of arid plains etched with a complex system of dry streambeds.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Impact

August 31, 2009

#### Impact

link

Tin Bider is an ancient and eroded meteor crater on the Tin Rhert Plateau in the Algerian Sahara. Tin Bider is nearly 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) in diameter and was caused by a meteorite impact in this region of northern Africa roughly 70 million years ago. The other streaks near the crater are unrelated to the impact event.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

August 31, 2009

#### Impact

link

#### Impact

link

Tin Bider is an ancient and eroded meteor crater on the Tin Rhert Plateau in the Algerian Sahara. Tin Bider is nearly 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) in diameter and was caused by a meteorite impact in this region of northern Africa roughly 70 million years ago. The other streaks near the crater are unrelated to the impact event.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Okavango Delta

April 27, 2009

#### Okavango Delta

link

Like a watercolor in which a brushstroke of dark green has bled into a damp spot on the paper, southern Africa's Okavango River spreads across the pale, parched landscape of northern Botswana to become the lush Okavango Delta.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

April 27, 2009

#### Okavango Delta

link

#### Okavango Delta

link

Like a watercolor in which a brushstroke of dark green has bled into a damp spot on the paper, southern Africa's Okavango River spreads across the pale, parched landscape of northern Botswana to become the lush Okavango Delta.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Desert to Forest

March 28, 2009

#### Desert to Forest

link

In the American Southwest, transitions from one ecosystem to another can be dramatic and abrupt. This certainly is true in northern Arizona, USA, where the parched Painted Desert, shown here in a palette of purples, adjoins Sitgreaves National Forest (shades of green), a realm of pine woodlands with abundant wildlife.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

March 28, 2009

#### Desert to Forest

link

#### Desert to Forest

link

In the American Southwest, transitions from one ecosystem to another can be dramatic and abrupt. This certainly is true in northern Arizona, USA, where the parched Painted Desert, shown here in a palette of purples, adjoins Sitgreaves National Forest (shades of green), a realm of pine woodlands with abundant wildlife.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Roof of the World

September 17, 2007

#### Roof of the World

link

Central Asia's Tibetan Plateau is justifiably nicknamed "the roof of the world"-its average elevation is more than 4,500 meters (14,764 feet). It is the world's highest and largest plateau, covering an area roughly four times the size of Texas. Tectonic forces have long shaped the Tibetan Plateau's crumpled and uplifted mountain ridges.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

September 17, 2007

#### Roof of the World

link

#### Roof of the World

link

Central Asia's Tibetan Plateau is justifiably nicknamed "the roof of the world"-its average elevation is more than 4,500 meters (14,764 feet). It is the world's highest and largest plateau, covering an area roughly four times the size of Texas. Tectonic forces have long shaped the Tibetan Plateau's crumpled and uplifted mountain ridges.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Island Rebound

September 6, 2007

#### Island Rebound

link

During the last ice age, Akimiski Island in Canada's James Bay lay beneath vast glaciers that pressed down with immense force. As the climate changed and the ice retreated, Akimiski began a gradual rebound.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

September 6, 2007

#### Island Rebound

link

#### Island Rebound

link

During the last ice age, Akimiski Island in Canada's James Bay lay beneath vast glaciers that pressed down with immense force. As the climate changed and the ice retreated, Akimiski began a gradual rebound.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Remote Tundra

July 26, 2007

#### Remote Tundra

link

Skeletal extensions of land reach like bony fingers across a section of Liverpool Bay along the northern edge of Canada's Northwest Territories. Only small villages are thinly scattered in this remote and inhospitable region of Arctic tundra bordering the Beaufort Sea.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

July 26, 2007

#### Remote Tundra

link

#### Remote Tundra

link

Skeletal extensions of land reach like bony fingers across a section of Liverpool Bay along the northern edge of Canada's Northwest Territories. Only small villages are thinly scattered in this remote and inhospitable region of Arctic tundra bordering the Beaufort Sea.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

San Luis, Argentina

April 7, 2007

#### San Luis, Argentina

link

Straight highways fan out like spokes on a wheel from the Argentine city of San Luis. To the right of the city are croplands that resemble colorful confetti. Founded in 1594, San Luis lies at the tip of the Sierra de San Luis and is largely surrounded by flat-to-rolling fertile plains.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

April 7, 2007

#### San Luis, Argentina

link

#### San Luis, Argentina

link

Straight highways fan out like spokes on a wheel from the Argentine city of San Luis. To the right of the city are croplands that resemble colorful confetti. Founded in 1594, San Luis lies at the tip of the Sierra de San Luis and is largely surrounded by flat-to-rolling fertile plains.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Sor Kaydak

October 6, 2006

#### Sor Kaydak

link

The intricate lines angling and criss-crossing over the landscape are roads in extreme southwestern Kazakhstan. The turquoise areas to the left are salt flats and marshes, some parts of which are submerged (dark blue). The water body is Sor Kaydak, which was once a gulf of the Caspian Sea.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

October 6, 2006

#### Sor Kaydak

link

#### Sor Kaydak

link

The intricate lines angling and criss-crossing over the landscape are roads in extreme southwestern Kazakhstan. The turquoise areas to the left are salt flats and marshes, some parts of which are submerged (dark blue). The water body is Sor Kaydak, which was once a gulf of the Caspian Sea.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Lake Eyre

August 5, 2006

#### Lake Eyre

link

Do you see a scary face looking back at you? The hollow-appearing eyes, narrow nose, and slash of a mouth are inundated patches of shallow Lake Eyre (pronounced "air"). Deep in the desert country of northern South Australia, Lake Eyre is an ephemeral feature of this flat, parched landscape. When seasonal rains are abundant, water fills the lakebed to some degree.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

August 5, 2006

#### Lake Eyre

link

#### Lake Eyre

link

Do you see a scary face looking back at you? The hollow-appearing eyes, narrow nose, and slash of a mouth are inundated patches of shallow Lake Eyre (pronounced "air"). Deep in the desert country of northern South Australia, Lake Eyre is an ephemeral feature of this flat, parched landscape. When seasonal rains are abundant, water fills the lakebed to some degree.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Lake District

July 19, 2006

#### Lake District

link

A popular holiday destination, the Lake District in northwestern England is a region of picturesque mountains and long, narrow lakes. Most of the lakes lie in U-shaped valleys that were carved by glaciers during the last ice age. Morecambe Bay, below the Lake District, opens into the Irish Sea.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

July 19, 2006

#### Lake District

link

#### Lake District

link

A popular holiday destination, the Lake District in northwestern England is a region of picturesque mountains and long, narrow lakes. Most of the lakes lie in U-shaped valleys that were carved by glaciers during the last ice age. Morecambe Bay, below the Lake District, opens into the Irish Sea.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Van Gogh from Space

July 13, 2005

#### Van Gogh from Space

link

In the style of Van Gogh's painting "Starry Night," massive congregations of greenish phytoplankton swirl in the dark water around Gotland, a Swedish island in the Baltic Sea. Phytoplankton are microscopic marine plants that form the first link in nearly all ocean food chains.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

July 13, 2005

#### Van Gogh from Space

link

#### Van Gogh from Space

link

In the style of Van Gogh's painting "Starry Night," massive congregations of greenish phytoplankton swirl in the dark water around Gotland, a Swedish island in the Baltic Sea. Phytoplankton are microscopic marine plants that form the first link in nearly all ocean food chains.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Siberian Ribbons

June 15, 2005

#### Siberian Ribbons

link

Vivid colors and bizarre shapes come together in an image that could be an imaginative illustration for a fantasy story. This labyrinth of exotic features is present along the edge of Russia's Chaunskaya Bay (vivid blue half circle) in northeastern Siberia. Two major rivers, the Chaun and Palyavaam, flow into the bay, which in turn opens into the Arctic Ocean.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

June 15, 2005

#### Siberian Ribbons

link

#### Siberian Ribbons

link

Vivid colors and bizarre shapes come together in an image that could be an imaginative illustration for a fantasy story. This labyrinth of exotic features is present along the edge of Russia's Chaunskaya Bay (vivid blue half circle) in northeastern Siberia. Two major rivers, the Chaun and Palyavaam, flow into the bay, which in turn opens into the Arctic Ocean.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Rocky Mountain Trench

February 1, 2004

#### Rocky Mountain Trench

link

What appears to be a stroke of thick red paint is actually a remarkable interplay of light and cloud in the Canadian Rockies. Angling through them is part of the Rocky Mountain Trench, a valley that extends from Montana, USA, to just south of the Yukon Territory.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

February 1, 2004

#### Rocky Mountain Trench

link

#### Rocky Mountain Trench

link

What appears to be a stroke of thick red paint is actually a remarkable interplay of light and cloud in the Canadian Rockies. Angling through them is part of the Rocky Mountain Trench, a valley that extends from Montana, USA, to just south of the Yukon Territory.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Meandering Mississippi

May 28, 2003

#### Meandering Mississippi

link

Small, blocky shapes of towns, fields, and pastures surround the graceful swirls and whorls of the Mississippi River. Countless oxbow lakes and cutoffs accompany the meandering river south of Memphis, Tennessee, on the border between Arkansas and Mississippi, USA. The "mighty Mississippi" is the largest river system in North America.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

May 28, 2003

#### Meandering Mississippi

link

#### Meandering Mississippi

link

Small, blocky shapes of towns, fields, and pastures surround the graceful swirls and whorls of the Mississippi River. Countless oxbow lakes and cutoffs accompany the meandering river south of Memphis, Tennessee, on the border between Arkansas and Mississippi, USA. The "mighty Mississippi" is the largest river system in North America.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Ghostly Grease Ice

May 19, 2003

#### Ghostly Grease Ice

link

Ethereal swirls of grease ice appear turquoise against the midnight blue of the northern Baltic Sea near the Aland Islands (red) between Finland and Sweden. An early stage of sea ice formation, grease ice consists of a viscous mix of tiny ice crystals and resembles an oil slick on the ocean's surface.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

May 19, 2003

#### Ghostly Grease Ice

link

#### Ghostly Grease Ice

link

Ethereal swirls of grease ice appear turquoise against the midnight blue of the northern Baltic Sea near the Aland Islands (red) between Finland and Sweden. An early stage of sea ice formation, grease ice consists of a viscous mix of tiny ice crystals and resembles an oil slick on the ocean's surface.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Erongo Massif

May 1, 2003

#### Erongo Massif

link

The dark heart in this vivid African landscape is the Erongo Massif, an isolated, sheer-walled mountain that rises 1,200 meters (3,937 feet) above arid Namibian plains. The massif is a remnant of a gigantic volcano that was active roughly 150 million years ago. At some point, the volcano's center collapsed in upon itself under the weight of overlying lava.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

May 1, 2003

#### Erongo Massif

link

#### Erongo Massif

link

The dark heart in this vivid African landscape is the Erongo Massif, an isolated, sheer-walled mountain that rises 1,200 meters (3,937 feet) above arid Namibian plains. The massif is a remnant of a gigantic volcano that was active roughly 150 million years ago. At some point, the volcano's center collapsed in upon itself under the weight of overlying lava.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Desert Patterns

April 13, 2003

#### Desert Patterns

link

Seen through the "eyes" of a satellite sensor, ribbons of Saharan sand dunes seem to glow in sunset colors. These patterned stripes are part of Erg Chech, a desolate sand sea in southwestern Algeria, Africa, where the prevailing winds create an endlessly shifting collage of large, linear sand dunes.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

April 13, 2003

#### Desert Patterns

link

#### Desert Patterns

link

Seen through the "eyes" of a satellite sensor, ribbons of Saharan sand dunes seem to glow in sunset colors. These patterned stripes are part of Erg Chech, a desolate sand sea in southwestern Algeria, Africa, where the prevailing winds create an endlessly shifting collage of large, linear sand dunes.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Caribbean Luxury

April 4, 2003

#### Caribbean Luxury

link

The Caicos Islands (pronounced KAY-kohss) in the northern Caribbean are a popular tourist attraction, renowned for their beautiful beaches, clear waters, scuba diving, and luxury resorts.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

April 4, 2003

#### Caribbean Luxury

link

#### Caribbean Luxury

link

The Caicos Islands (pronounced KAY-kohss) in the northern Caribbean are a popular tourist attraction, renowned for their beautiful beaches, clear waters, scuba diving, and luxury resorts.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

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## Related Content

Here are the images from the Earth As Art 3 collection, released in 2010. To download the full-resolution image, click the links in each image.

Earth As Art 3

August 13, 2021

#### Earth As Art 3

link

The Earth As Art project began in the early 2000s, and its original intent remains the same: to produce images that do not look like satellite images at first glance.

Core Science Systems, National Land Imaging Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

August 13, 2021

#### Earth As Art 3

link

#### Earth As Art 3

link

The Earth As Art project began in the early 2000s, and its original intent remains the same: to produce images that do not look like satellite images at first glance.

Core Science Systems, National Land Imaging Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

No Man's Land

September 9, 2009

#### No Man's Land

link

A study in shades of blue and brown is actually one of the harshest landscapes on Earth. This glimpse of Africa's Sahara Desert, located near where the borders of Mali, Niger, and Algeria converge, is truly a no man's land, a world of sand and rock without roads or settlements.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

September 9, 2009

#### No Man's Land

link

#### No Man's Land

link

A study in shades of blue and brown is actually one of the harshest landscapes on Earth. This glimpse of Africa's Sahara Desert, located near where the borders of Mali, Niger, and Algeria converge, is truly a no man's land, a world of sand and rock without roads or settlements.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Algerian Sahara

August 31, 2009

#### Algerian Sahara

link

This abstract in browns and grays from central Algeria shows that some parts of Africa's Sahara Desert contain much more than dunes of wind-blown sand. Barren ridges and fragmented mountains (lower right) border a vast expanse of arid plains etched with a complex system of dry streambeds.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

August 31, 2009

#### Algerian Sahara

link

#### Algerian Sahara

link

This abstract in browns and grays from central Algeria shows that some parts of Africa's Sahara Desert contain much more than dunes of wind-blown sand. Barren ridges and fragmented mountains (lower right) border a vast expanse of arid plains etched with a complex system of dry streambeds.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Impact

August 31, 2009

#### Impact

link

Tin Bider is an ancient and eroded meteor crater on the Tin Rhert Plateau in the Algerian Sahara. Tin Bider is nearly 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) in diameter and was caused by a meteorite impact in this region of northern Africa roughly 70 million years ago. The other streaks near the crater are unrelated to the impact event.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

August 31, 2009

#### Impact

link

#### Impact

link

Tin Bider is an ancient and eroded meteor crater on the Tin Rhert Plateau in the Algerian Sahara. Tin Bider is nearly 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) in diameter and was caused by a meteorite impact in this region of northern Africa roughly 70 million years ago. The other streaks near the crater are unrelated to the impact event.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Okavango Delta

April 27, 2009

#### Okavango Delta

link

Like a watercolor in which a brushstroke of dark green has bled into a damp spot on the paper, southern Africa's Okavango River spreads across the pale, parched landscape of northern Botswana to become the lush Okavango Delta.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

April 27, 2009

#### Okavango Delta

link

#### Okavango Delta

link

Like a watercolor in which a brushstroke of dark green has bled into a damp spot on the paper, southern Africa's Okavango River spreads across the pale, parched landscape of northern Botswana to become the lush Okavango Delta.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Desert to Forest

March 28, 2009

#### Desert to Forest

link

In the American Southwest, transitions from one ecosystem to another can be dramatic and abrupt. This certainly is true in northern Arizona, USA, where the parched Painted Desert, shown here in a palette of purples, adjoins Sitgreaves National Forest (shades of green), a realm of pine woodlands with abundant wildlife.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

March 28, 2009

#### Desert to Forest

link

#### Desert to Forest

link

In the American Southwest, transitions from one ecosystem to another can be dramatic and abrupt. This certainly is true in northern Arizona, USA, where the parched Painted Desert, shown here in a palette of purples, adjoins Sitgreaves National Forest (shades of green), a realm of pine woodlands with abundant wildlife.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Roof of the World

September 17, 2007

#### Roof of the World

link

Central Asia's Tibetan Plateau is justifiably nicknamed "the roof of the world"-its average elevation is more than 4,500 meters (14,764 feet). It is the world's highest and largest plateau, covering an area roughly four times the size of Texas. Tectonic forces have long shaped the Tibetan Plateau's crumpled and uplifted mountain ridges.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

September 17, 2007

#### Roof of the World

link

#### Roof of the World

link

Central Asia's Tibetan Plateau is justifiably nicknamed "the roof of the world"-its average elevation is more than 4,500 meters (14,764 feet). It is the world's highest and largest plateau, covering an area roughly four times the size of Texas. Tectonic forces have long shaped the Tibetan Plateau's crumpled and uplifted mountain ridges.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Island Rebound

September 6, 2007

#### Island Rebound

link

During the last ice age, Akimiski Island in Canada's James Bay lay beneath vast glaciers that pressed down with immense force. As the climate changed and the ice retreated, Akimiski began a gradual rebound.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

September 6, 2007

#### Island Rebound

link

#### Island Rebound

link

During the last ice age, Akimiski Island in Canada's James Bay lay beneath vast glaciers that pressed down with immense force. As the climate changed and the ice retreated, Akimiski began a gradual rebound.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Remote Tundra

July 26, 2007

#### Remote Tundra

link

Skeletal extensions of land reach like bony fingers across a section of Liverpool Bay along the northern edge of Canada's Northwest Territories. Only small villages are thinly scattered in this remote and inhospitable region of Arctic tundra bordering the Beaufort Sea.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

July 26, 2007

#### Remote Tundra

link

#### Remote Tundra

link

Skeletal extensions of land reach like bony fingers across a section of Liverpool Bay along the northern edge of Canada's Northwest Territories. Only small villages are thinly scattered in this remote and inhospitable region of Arctic tundra bordering the Beaufort Sea.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

San Luis, Argentina

April 7, 2007

#### San Luis, Argentina

link

Straight highways fan out like spokes on a wheel from the Argentine city of San Luis. To the right of the city are croplands that resemble colorful confetti. Founded in 1594, San Luis lies at the tip of the Sierra de San Luis and is largely surrounded by flat-to-rolling fertile plains.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

April 7, 2007

#### San Luis, Argentina

link

#### San Luis, Argentina

link

Straight highways fan out like spokes on a wheel from the Argentine city of San Luis. To the right of the city are croplands that resemble colorful confetti. Founded in 1594, San Luis lies at the tip of the Sierra de San Luis and is largely surrounded by flat-to-rolling fertile plains.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Sor Kaydak

October 6, 2006

#### Sor Kaydak

link

The intricate lines angling and criss-crossing over the landscape are roads in extreme southwestern Kazakhstan. The turquoise areas to the left are salt flats and marshes, some parts of which are submerged (dark blue). The water body is Sor Kaydak, which was once a gulf of the Caspian Sea.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

October 6, 2006

#### Sor Kaydak

link

#### Sor Kaydak

link

The intricate lines angling and criss-crossing over the landscape are roads in extreme southwestern Kazakhstan. The turquoise areas to the left are salt flats and marshes, some parts of which are submerged (dark blue). The water body is Sor Kaydak, which was once a gulf of the Caspian Sea.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Lake Eyre

August 5, 2006

#### Lake Eyre

link

Do you see a scary face looking back at you? The hollow-appearing eyes, narrow nose, and slash of a mouth are inundated patches of shallow Lake Eyre (pronounced "air"). Deep in the desert country of northern South Australia, Lake Eyre is an ephemeral feature of this flat, parched landscape. When seasonal rains are abundant, water fills the lakebed to some degree.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

August 5, 2006

#### Lake Eyre

link

#### Lake Eyre

link

Do you see a scary face looking back at you? The hollow-appearing eyes, narrow nose, and slash of a mouth are inundated patches of shallow Lake Eyre (pronounced "air"). Deep in the desert country of northern South Australia, Lake Eyre is an ephemeral feature of this flat, parched landscape. When seasonal rains are abundant, water fills the lakebed to some degree.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Lake District

July 19, 2006

#### Lake District

link

A popular holiday destination, the Lake District in northwestern England is a region of picturesque mountains and long, narrow lakes. Most of the lakes lie in U-shaped valleys that were carved by glaciers during the last ice age. Morecambe Bay, below the Lake District, opens into the Irish Sea.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

July 19, 2006

#### Lake District

link

#### Lake District

link

A popular holiday destination, the Lake District in northwestern England is a region of picturesque mountains and long, narrow lakes. Most of the lakes lie in U-shaped valleys that were carved by glaciers during the last ice age. Morecambe Bay, below the Lake District, opens into the Irish Sea.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Van Gogh from Space

July 13, 2005

#### Van Gogh from Space

link

In the style of Van Gogh's painting "Starry Night," massive congregations of greenish phytoplankton swirl in the dark water around Gotland, a Swedish island in the Baltic Sea. Phytoplankton are microscopic marine plants that form the first link in nearly all ocean food chains.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

July 13, 2005

#### Van Gogh from Space

link

#### Van Gogh from Space

link

In the style of Van Gogh's painting "Starry Night," massive congregations of greenish phytoplankton swirl in the dark water around Gotland, a Swedish island in the Baltic Sea. Phytoplankton are microscopic marine plants that form the first link in nearly all ocean food chains.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Siberian Ribbons

June 15, 2005

#### Siberian Ribbons

link

Vivid colors and bizarre shapes come together in an image that could be an imaginative illustration for a fantasy story. This labyrinth of exotic features is present along the edge of Russia's Chaunskaya Bay (vivid blue half circle) in northeastern Siberia. Two major rivers, the Chaun and Palyavaam, flow into the bay, which in turn opens into the Arctic Ocean.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

June 15, 2005

#### Siberian Ribbons

link

#### Siberian Ribbons

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Vivid colors and bizarre shapes come together in an image that could be an imaginative illustration for a fantasy story. This labyrinth of exotic features is present along the edge of Russia's Chaunskaya Bay (vivid blue half circle) in northeastern Siberia. Two major rivers, the Chaun and Palyavaam, flow into the bay, which in turn opens into the Arctic Ocean.

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Rocky Mountain Trench

February 1, 2004

#### Rocky Mountain Trench

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What appears to be a stroke of thick red paint is actually a remarkable interplay of light and cloud in the Canadian Rockies. Angling through them is part of the Rocky Mountain Trench, a valley that extends from Montana, USA, to just south of the Yukon Territory.

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February 1, 2004

#### Rocky Mountain Trench

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#### Rocky Mountain Trench

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What appears to be a stroke of thick red paint is actually a remarkable interplay of light and cloud in the Canadian Rockies. Angling through them is part of the Rocky Mountain Trench, a valley that extends from Montana, USA, to just south of the Yukon Territory.

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Meandering Mississippi

May 28, 2003

#### Meandering Mississippi

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Small, blocky shapes of towns, fields, and pastures surround the graceful swirls and whorls of the Mississippi River. Countless oxbow lakes and cutoffs accompany the meandering river south of Memphis, Tennessee, on the border between Arkansas and Mississippi, USA. The "mighty Mississippi" is the largest river system in North America.

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May 28, 2003

#### Meandering Mississippi

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#### Meandering Mississippi

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Small, blocky shapes of towns, fields, and pastures surround the graceful swirls and whorls of the Mississippi River. Countless oxbow lakes and cutoffs accompany the meandering river south of Memphis, Tennessee, on the border between Arkansas and Mississippi, USA. The "mighty Mississippi" is the largest river system in North America.

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Ghostly Grease Ice

May 19, 2003

#### Ghostly Grease Ice

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Ethereal swirls of grease ice appear turquoise against the midnight blue of the northern Baltic Sea near the Aland Islands (red) between Finland and Sweden. An early stage of sea ice formation, grease ice consists of a viscous mix of tiny ice crystals and resembles an oil slick on the ocean's surface.

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May 19, 2003

#### Ghostly Grease Ice

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#### Ghostly Grease Ice

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Ethereal swirls of grease ice appear turquoise against the midnight blue of the northern Baltic Sea near the Aland Islands (red) between Finland and Sweden. An early stage of sea ice formation, grease ice consists of a viscous mix of tiny ice crystals and resembles an oil slick on the ocean's surface.

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Erongo Massif

May 1, 2003

#### Erongo Massif

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The dark heart in this vivid African landscape is the Erongo Massif, an isolated, sheer-walled mountain that rises 1,200 meters (3,937 feet) above arid Namibian plains. The massif is a remnant of a gigantic volcano that was active roughly 150 million years ago. At some point, the volcano's center collapsed in upon itself under the weight of overlying lava.

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May 1, 2003

#### Erongo Massif

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#### Erongo Massif

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The dark heart in this vivid African landscape is the Erongo Massif, an isolated, sheer-walled mountain that rises 1,200 meters (3,937 feet) above arid Namibian plains. The massif is a remnant of a gigantic volcano that was active roughly 150 million years ago. At some point, the volcano's center collapsed in upon itself under the weight of overlying lava.

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Desert Patterns

April 13, 2003

#### Desert Patterns

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Seen through the "eyes" of a satellite sensor, ribbons of Saharan sand dunes seem to glow in sunset colors. These patterned stripes are part of Erg Chech, a desolate sand sea in southwestern Algeria, Africa, where the prevailing winds create an endlessly shifting collage of large, linear sand dunes.

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April 13, 2003

#### Desert Patterns

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#### Desert Patterns

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Seen through the "eyes" of a satellite sensor, ribbons of Saharan sand dunes seem to glow in sunset colors. These patterned stripes are part of Erg Chech, a desolate sand sea in southwestern Algeria, Africa, where the prevailing winds create an endlessly shifting collage of large, linear sand dunes.

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Caribbean Luxury

April 4, 2003

#### Caribbean Luxury

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The Caicos Islands (pronounced KAY-kohss) in the northern Caribbean are a popular tourist attraction, renowned for their beautiful beaches, clear waters, scuba diving, and luxury resorts.

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April 4, 2003

#### Caribbean Luxury

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#### Caribbean Luxury

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The Caicos Islands (pronounced KAY-kohss) in the northern Caribbean are a popular tourist attraction, renowned for their beautiful beaches, clear waters, scuba diving, and luxury resorts.

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