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The first Earth as Art collection, released in 2001, is made up of both land and cloud formations and even a giant geological formation. Landsat 7, which launched in 1999, was the artist for the original Earth As Art.

View the Earth As Art 1 Collection now!

Earth As Art Gallery

Yellowknife Wetlands

## Yellowknife Wetlands

Atlas Mountains

## Atlas Mountains

Whirlpool in the Air

## Whirlpool in the Air

Sulaiman Mountains

## Sulaiman Mountains

Great Sandy Desert

## Great Sandy Desert

Iraqi Emplacement

## Iraqi Emplacement

Richat Structure

## Richat Structure

Akpatok Island

## Akpatok Island

Guinea-Bissau

## Guinea-Bissau

Lambert Glacier

## Lambert Glacier

Ghadamis River

## Ghadamis River

Mayn River

## Mayn River

Dasht-e Kevir

## Dasht-e Kevir

Terkezi Oasis

## Terkezi Oasis

Greenland Coast

## Greenland Coast

Garden City, Kansas

## Garden City, Kansas

Malaspina Glacier

## Malaspina Glacier

The Optimist

## The Optimist

Namib Desert

## Namib Desert

Bolivian Deforestation

## Bolivian Deforestation

MacDonnell Ranges

## MacDonnell Ranges

Namaqualand

## Namaqualand

Great Sandy Scars

## Great Sandy Scars

Lena Delta

## Lena Delta

Aleutian Clouds

## Aleutian Clouds

West Fjords

## West Fjords

Broutona

## Broutona

Parana River Delta

## Parana River Delta

Araca River

## Araca River

Ganges River Delta

## Ganges River Delta

Florida Everglades

## Florida Everglades

Konari, Iran

## Konari, Iran

Kilimanjaro

## Kilimanjaro

Dragon Lake

## Dragon Lake

Coahuila, Mexico

## Coahuila, Mexico

Karman Vortices

## Karman Vortices

Volga River Delta

## Volga River Delta

Edrengiyn Nuruu

## Edrengiyn Nuruu

Lake Carnegie

## Lake Carnegie

Chilean Volcanoes

## Chilean Volcanoes

Demini River

## Demini River

## Related Content

                  -              Multimedia           

Here are the images from the original Earth As Art collection, from 2001. To download the full-resolution image, click the links in each image.

Earth As Art 1 (AD)

March 19, 2021

#### Earth As Art 1 (AD)

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, Alaska, Florida, Kansas, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

March 19, 2021

#### Earth As Art 1 (AD)

link

#### Earth As Art 1 (AD)

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, Alaska, Florida, Kansas, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Earth As Art 1

March 19, 2021

#### Earth As Art 1

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, Alaska, Florida, Kansas, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

March 19, 2021

#### Earth As Art 1

link

#### Earth As Art 1

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, Alaska, Florida, Kansas, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

MacDonnell Ranges

August 22, 2018

#### MacDonnell Ranges

link

The MacDonnell Ranges are a band of mountains spanning Australia's arid interior. Only a portion of the Ranges can be seen in this image.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

August 22, 2018

#### MacDonnell Ranges

link

#### MacDonnell Ranges

link

The MacDonnell Ranges are a band of mountains spanning Australia's arid interior. Only a portion of the Ranges can be seen in this image.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Florida Everglades

December 31, 2010

#### Florida Everglades

link

Florida Everglades

Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center (CFWSC), Communications and Publishing

December 31, 2010

#### Florida Everglades

link

#### Florida Everglades

link

Florida Everglades

Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center (CFWSC), Communications and Publishing

Yellowknife Wetlands

July 1, 2001

#### Yellowknife Wetlands

link

Extensive wetlands lie near the town of Yellowknife, near the Great Slave Lake in Northwest Territories, Canada. The shallow lakes seen in this image have formed in grooves in the landscape that were carved by glaciers during the last Ice Age.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

July 1, 2001

#### Yellowknife Wetlands

link

#### Yellowknife Wetlands

link

Extensive wetlands lie near the town of Yellowknife, near the Great Slave Lake in Northwest Territories, Canada. The shallow lakes seen in this image have formed in grooves in the landscape that were carved by glaciers during the last Ice Age.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Atlas Mountains

June 1, 2001

#### Atlas Mountains

link

These are the Anti-Atlas Mountains, part of the Atlas Mountain range in southern Morocco, Africa. The region contains some of the world's largest and most diverse mineral resources, most of which are still untouched.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

June 1, 2001

#### Atlas Mountains

link

#### Atlas Mountains

link

These are the Anti-Atlas Mountains, part of the Atlas Mountain range in southern Morocco, Africa. The region contains some of the world's largest and most diverse mineral resources, most of which are still untouched.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Whirlpool in the Air

May 1, 2001

#### Whirlpool in the Air

link

This image shows a spinning formation of ice, clouds, and low-lying fog off the eastern coast of Greenland.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

May 1, 2001

#### Whirlpool in the Air

link

#### Whirlpool in the Air

link

This image shows a spinning formation of ice, clouds, and low-lying fog off the eastern coast of Greenland.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Sulaiman Mountains

April 1, 2001

#### Sulaiman Mountains

link

The Sulaiman Mountains are a major geological feature of Pakistan and one of the bordering ranges of the Indian subcontinent.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

April 1, 2001

#### Sulaiman Mountains

link

#### Sulaiman Mountains

link

The Sulaiman Mountains are a major geological feature of Pakistan and one of the bordering ranges of the Indian subcontinent.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Great Sandy Desert

February 1, 2001

#### Great Sandy Desert

link

The western region of Australia's Great Sandy Desert is an area almost devoid of sand, but characterized by complex geology.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

February 1, 2001

#### Great Sandy Desert

link

#### Great Sandy Desert

link

The western region of Australia's Great Sandy Desert is an area almost devoid of sand, but characterized by complex geology.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Iraqi Emplacement

January 1, 2001

#### Iraqi Emplacement

link

In an area north of the city of Al-Basrah, Iraq, which borders Iran, a former wetland has been drained and walled off. Now littered with minefields and gun emplacements, it is a staging area for military exercises.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

January 1, 2001

#### Iraqi Emplacement

link

#### Iraqi Emplacement

link

In an area north of the city of Al-Basrah, Iraq, which borders Iran, a former wetland has been drained and walled off. Now littered with minefields and gun emplacements, it is a staging area for military exercises.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Akpatok Island 

January 1, 2001

#### Akpatok Island 

link

Akpatok Island lies in Ungava Bay in northern Quebec, Canada. Accessible only by air, Akpatok Island rises out of the water as sheer cliffs that soar 500 to 800 feet (150 to 243m) above the sea surface. The island is an important sanctuary for cliff-nesting seabirds.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

January 1, 2001

#### Akpatok Island 

link

#### Akpatok Island 

link

Akpatok Island lies in Ungava Bay in northern Quebec, Canada. Accessible only by air, Akpatok Island rises out of the water as sheer cliffs that soar 500 to 800 feet (150 to 243m) above the sea surface. The island is an important sanctuary for cliff-nesting seabirds.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Lambert Glacier

December 1, 2000

#### Lambert Glacier

link

The Lambert Glacier in Antarctica is the world's largest glacier. The focal point of this image is an icefall that feeds into the glacier from the vast ice sheet covering the polar plateau. Ice flows like water, albeit much more slowly.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

December 1, 2000

#### Lambert Glacier

link

#### Lambert Glacier

link

The Lambert Glacier in Antarctica is the world's largest glacier. The focal point of this image is an icefall that feeds into the glacier from the vast ice sheet covering the polar plateau. Ice flows like water, albeit much more slowly.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Guinea-Bissau

December 1, 2000

#### Guinea-Bissau

link

Guinea-Bissau is a small country in West Africa. Complex patterns can be seen in the shallow waters along its coastline, where silt carried by the Geba and other rivers washes out into the Atlantic Ocean.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

December 1, 2000

#### Guinea-Bissau

link

#### Guinea-Bissau

link

Guinea-Bissau is a small country in West Africa. Complex patterns can be seen in the shallow waters along its coastline, where silt carried by the Geba and other rivers washes out into the Atlantic Ocean.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Ghadamis River

November 1, 2000

#### Ghadamis River

link

This scar on an arid landscape is the dry riverbed of the Ghadamis River in the Tinrhert Hamada Mountains near Ghadamis, Libya.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

November 1, 2000

#### Ghadamis River

link

#### Ghadamis River

link

This scar on an arid landscape is the dry riverbed of the Ghadamis River in the Tinrhert Hamada Mountains near Ghadamis, Libya.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Dasht-e Kevir

October 1, 2000

#### Dasht-e Kevir

link

The Dasht-e Kevir, or Great Salt Desert, is the largest desert in Iran. It is a primarily uninhabited wasteland, composed of mud and salt marshes covered with crusts of salt that protect the meager moisture from completely evaporating.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

October 1, 2000

#### Dasht-e Kevir

link

#### Dasht-e Kevir

link

The Dasht-e Kevir, or Great Salt Desert, is the largest desert in Iran. It is a primarily uninhabited wasteland, composed of mud and salt marshes covered with crusts of salt that protect the meager moisture from completely evaporating.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Mayn River

October 1, 2000

#### Mayn River

link

The Mayn River, seen here with what is thought to be a portion of the Anadyr River, flows through the far northeastern corner of Siberia.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

October 1, 2000

#### Mayn River

link

#### Mayn River

link

The Mayn River, seen here with what is thought to be a portion of the Anadyr River, flows through the far northeastern corner of Siberia.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Greenland Coast

September 1, 2000

#### Greenland Coast

link

Along Greenland’s western coast, a small field of glaciers surrounds Baffin Bay.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

September 1, 2000

#### Greenland Coast

link

#### Greenland Coast

link

Along Greenland’s western coast, a small field of glaciers surrounds Baffin Bay.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

The Optimist

August 1, 2000

#### The Optimist

link

On the edge of the Kalahari Desert in Namibia, sand dunes are encroaching onto once-fertile lands in the north. Healthy vegetation appears red in this image; in the center, notice the lone red dot. It is the result of a center-pivot irrigation system, evidence that at least one optimistic farmer continues to work the fields despite the approaching sand.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

August 1, 2000

#### The Optimist

link

#### The Optimist

link

On the edge of the Kalahari Desert in Namibia, sand dunes are encroaching onto once-fertile lands in the north. Healthy vegetation appears red in this image; in the center, notice the lone red dot. It is the result of a center-pivot irrigation system, evidence that at least one optimistic farmer continues to work the fields despite the approaching sand.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Bolivian Deforestation

August 1, 2000

#### Bolivian Deforestation

link

Once a vast carpet of healthy vegetation, the Amazon rain forest is changing rapidly. This image of Bolivia shows dramatic deforestation in the Amazon Basin. Loggers have cut long paths into the forest, while ranchers have cleared large blocks for their herds. Fanning out from these clear-cut areas are settlements built in radial arrangements of fields and farms.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

August 1, 2000

#### Bolivian Deforestation

link

#### Bolivian Deforestation

link

Once a vast carpet of healthy vegetation, the Amazon rain forest is changing rapidly. This image of Bolivia shows dramatic deforestation in the Amazon Basin. Loggers have cut long paths into the forest, while ranchers have cleared large blocks for their herds. Fanning out from these clear-cut areas are settlements built in radial arrangements of fields and farms.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Great Sandy Scars

August 1, 2000

#### Great Sandy Scars

link

In a small corner of the vast Great Sandy Desert in Western Australia, large sand dunes—the only sand in this desert of scrub and rock—appear as lines stretching from left to right. The light-colored fan shapes are scars from wildfires.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

August 1, 2000

#### Great Sandy Scars

link

#### Great Sandy Scars

link

In a small corner of the vast Great Sandy Desert in Western Australia, large sand dunes—the only sand in this desert of scrub and rock—appear as lines stretching from left to right. The light-colored fan shapes are scars from wildfires.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Malaspina Glacier

August 1, 2000

#### Malaspina Glacier

link

The tongue of the Malaspina Glacier, the largest glacier in Alaska, fills most of this image. The Malaspina lies west of Yakutat Bay and covers 1,500 sq mi (3,880 sq km).

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

August 1, 2000

#### Malaspina Glacier

link

#### Malaspina Glacier

link

The tongue of the Malaspina Glacier, the largest glacier in Alaska, fills most of this image. The Malaspina lies west of Yakutat Bay and covers 1,500 sq mi (3,880 sq km).

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

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## Related Content

Here are the images from the original Earth As Art collection, from 2001. To download the full-resolution image, click the links in each image.

Earth As Art 1 (AD)

March 19, 2021

#### Earth As Art 1 (AD)

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, Alaska, Florida, Kansas, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

March 19, 2021

#### Earth As Art 1 (AD)

link

#### Earth As Art 1 (AD)

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, Alaska, Florida, Kansas, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Earth As Art 1

March 19, 2021

#### Earth As Art 1

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, Alaska, Florida, Kansas, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

March 19, 2021

#### Earth As Art 1

link

#### Earth As Art 1

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, Alaska, Florida, Kansas, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

MacDonnell Ranges

August 22, 2018

#### MacDonnell Ranges

link

The MacDonnell Ranges are a band of mountains spanning Australia's arid interior. Only a portion of the Ranges can be seen in this image.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

August 22, 2018

#### MacDonnell Ranges

link

#### MacDonnell Ranges

link

The MacDonnell Ranges are a band of mountains spanning Australia's arid interior. Only a portion of the Ranges can be seen in this image.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Florida Everglades

December 31, 2010

#### Florida Everglades

link

Florida Everglades

Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center (CFWSC), Communications and Publishing

December 31, 2010

#### Florida Everglades

link

#### Florida Everglades

link

Florida Everglades

Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center (CFWSC), Communications and Publishing

Yellowknife Wetlands

July 1, 2001

#### Yellowknife Wetlands

link

Extensive wetlands lie near the town of Yellowknife, near the Great Slave Lake in Northwest Territories, Canada. The shallow lakes seen in this image have formed in grooves in the landscape that were carved by glaciers during the last Ice Age.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

July 1, 2001

#### Yellowknife Wetlands

link

#### Yellowknife Wetlands

link

Extensive wetlands lie near the town of Yellowknife, near the Great Slave Lake in Northwest Territories, Canada. The shallow lakes seen in this image have formed in grooves in the landscape that were carved by glaciers during the last Ice Age.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Atlas Mountains

June 1, 2001

#### Atlas Mountains

link

These are the Anti-Atlas Mountains, part of the Atlas Mountain range in southern Morocco, Africa. The region contains some of the world's largest and most diverse mineral resources, most of which are still untouched.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

June 1, 2001

#### Atlas Mountains

link

#### Atlas Mountains

link

These are the Anti-Atlas Mountains, part of the Atlas Mountain range in southern Morocco, Africa. The region contains some of the world's largest and most diverse mineral resources, most of which are still untouched.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Whirlpool in the Air

May 1, 2001

#### Whirlpool in the Air

link

This image shows a spinning formation of ice, clouds, and low-lying fog off the eastern coast of Greenland.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

May 1, 2001

#### Whirlpool in the Air

link

#### Whirlpool in the Air

link

This image shows a spinning formation of ice, clouds, and low-lying fog off the eastern coast of Greenland.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Sulaiman Mountains

April 1, 2001

#### Sulaiman Mountains

link

The Sulaiman Mountains are a major geological feature of Pakistan and one of the bordering ranges of the Indian subcontinent.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

April 1, 2001

#### Sulaiman Mountains

link

#### Sulaiman Mountains

link

The Sulaiman Mountains are a major geological feature of Pakistan and one of the bordering ranges of the Indian subcontinent.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Great Sandy Desert

February 1, 2001

#### Great Sandy Desert

link

The western region of Australia's Great Sandy Desert is an area almost devoid of sand, but characterized by complex geology.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

February 1, 2001

#### Great Sandy Desert

link

#### Great Sandy Desert

link

The western region of Australia's Great Sandy Desert is an area almost devoid of sand, but characterized by complex geology.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Iraqi Emplacement

January 1, 2001

#### Iraqi Emplacement

link

In an area north of the city of Al-Basrah, Iraq, which borders Iran, a former wetland has been drained and walled off. Now littered with minefields and gun emplacements, it is a staging area for military exercises.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

January 1, 2001

#### Iraqi Emplacement

link

#### Iraqi Emplacement

link

In an area north of the city of Al-Basrah, Iraq, which borders Iran, a former wetland has been drained and walled off. Now littered with minefields and gun emplacements, it is a staging area for military exercises.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Akpatok Island 

January 1, 2001

#### Akpatok Island 

link

Akpatok Island lies in Ungava Bay in northern Quebec, Canada. Accessible only by air, Akpatok Island rises out of the water as sheer cliffs that soar 500 to 800 feet (150 to 243m) above the sea surface. The island is an important sanctuary for cliff-nesting seabirds.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

January 1, 2001

#### Akpatok Island 

link

#### Akpatok Island 

link

Akpatok Island lies in Ungava Bay in northern Quebec, Canada. Accessible only by air, Akpatok Island rises out of the water as sheer cliffs that soar 500 to 800 feet (150 to 243m) above the sea surface. The island is an important sanctuary for cliff-nesting seabirds.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Lambert Glacier

December 1, 2000

#### Lambert Glacier

link

The Lambert Glacier in Antarctica is the world's largest glacier. The focal point of this image is an icefall that feeds into the glacier from the vast ice sheet covering the polar plateau. Ice flows like water, albeit much more slowly.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

December 1, 2000

#### Lambert Glacier

link

#### Lambert Glacier

link

The Lambert Glacier in Antarctica is the world's largest glacier. The focal point of this image is an icefall that feeds into the glacier from the vast ice sheet covering the polar plateau. Ice flows like water, albeit much more slowly.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Guinea-Bissau

December 1, 2000

#### Guinea-Bissau

link

Guinea-Bissau is a small country in West Africa. Complex patterns can be seen in the shallow waters along its coastline, where silt carried by the Geba and other rivers washes out into the Atlantic Ocean.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

December 1, 2000

#### Guinea-Bissau

link

#### Guinea-Bissau

link

Guinea-Bissau is a small country in West Africa. Complex patterns can be seen in the shallow waters along its coastline, where silt carried by the Geba and other rivers washes out into the Atlantic Ocean.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Ghadamis River

November 1, 2000

#### Ghadamis River

link

This scar on an arid landscape is the dry riverbed of the Ghadamis River in the Tinrhert Hamada Mountains near Ghadamis, Libya.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

November 1, 2000

#### Ghadamis River

link

#### Ghadamis River

link

This scar on an arid landscape is the dry riverbed of the Ghadamis River in the Tinrhert Hamada Mountains near Ghadamis, Libya.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Dasht-e Kevir

October 1, 2000

#### Dasht-e Kevir

link

The Dasht-e Kevir, or Great Salt Desert, is the largest desert in Iran. It is a primarily uninhabited wasteland, composed of mud and salt marshes covered with crusts of salt that protect the meager moisture from completely evaporating.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

October 1, 2000

#### Dasht-e Kevir

link

#### Dasht-e Kevir

link

The Dasht-e Kevir, or Great Salt Desert, is the largest desert in Iran. It is a primarily uninhabited wasteland, composed of mud and salt marshes covered with crusts of salt that protect the meager moisture from completely evaporating.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Mayn River

October 1, 2000

#### Mayn River

link

The Mayn River, seen here with what is thought to be a portion of the Anadyr River, flows through the far northeastern corner of Siberia.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

October 1, 2000

#### Mayn River

link

#### Mayn River

link

The Mayn River, seen here with what is thought to be a portion of the Anadyr River, flows through the far northeastern corner of Siberia.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Greenland Coast

September 1, 2000

#### Greenland Coast

link

Along Greenland’s western coast, a small field of glaciers surrounds Baffin Bay.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

September 1, 2000

#### Greenland Coast

link

#### Greenland Coast

link

Along Greenland’s western coast, a small field of glaciers surrounds Baffin Bay.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

The Optimist

August 1, 2000

#### The Optimist

link

On the edge of the Kalahari Desert in Namibia, sand dunes are encroaching onto once-fertile lands in the north. Healthy vegetation appears red in this image; in the center, notice the lone red dot. It is the result of a center-pivot irrigation system, evidence that at least one optimistic farmer continues to work the fields despite the approaching sand.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

August 1, 2000

#### The Optimist

link

#### The Optimist

link

On the edge of the Kalahari Desert in Namibia, sand dunes are encroaching onto once-fertile lands in the north. Healthy vegetation appears red in this image; in the center, notice the lone red dot. It is the result of a center-pivot irrigation system, evidence that at least one optimistic farmer continues to work the fields despite the approaching sand.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Bolivian Deforestation

August 1, 2000

#### Bolivian Deforestation

link

Once a vast carpet of healthy vegetation, the Amazon rain forest is changing rapidly. This image of Bolivia shows dramatic deforestation in the Amazon Basin. Loggers have cut long paths into the forest, while ranchers have cleared large blocks for their herds. Fanning out from these clear-cut areas are settlements built in radial arrangements of fields and farms.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

August 1, 2000

#### Bolivian Deforestation

link

#### Bolivian Deforestation

link

Once a vast carpet of healthy vegetation, the Amazon rain forest is changing rapidly. This image of Bolivia shows dramatic deforestation in the Amazon Basin. Loggers have cut long paths into the forest, while ranchers have cleared large blocks for their herds. Fanning out from these clear-cut areas are settlements built in radial arrangements of fields and farms.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Great Sandy Scars

August 1, 2000

#### Great Sandy Scars

link

In a small corner of the vast Great Sandy Desert in Western Australia, large sand dunes—the only sand in this desert of scrub and rock—appear as lines stretching from left to right. The light-colored fan shapes are scars from wildfires.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

August 1, 2000

#### Great Sandy Scars

link

#### Great Sandy Scars

link

In a small corner of the vast Great Sandy Desert in Western Australia, large sand dunes—the only sand in this desert of scrub and rock—appear as lines stretching from left to right. The light-colored fan shapes are scars from wildfires.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

Malaspina Glacier

August 1, 2000

#### Malaspina Glacier

link

The tongue of the Malaspina Glacier, the largest glacier in Alaska, fills most of this image. The Malaspina lies west of Yakutat Bay and covers 1,500 sq mi (3,880 sq km).

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

August 1, 2000

#### Malaspina Glacier

link

#### Malaspina Glacier

link

The tongue of the Malaspina Glacier, the largest glacier in Alaska, fills most of this image. The Malaspina lies west of Yakutat Bay and covers 1,500 sq mi (3,880 sq km).

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 

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