Brazil
Group A
Look closely and you will see the Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha near the center of this image taken by NASA's EO-1 satellite in August 2001. Photo: NASA/USGS
Group A
Look closely and you will see the Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha near the center of this image taken by NASA's EO-1 satellite in August 2001.
Photo: NASA/USGS
Croatia
Group A
The heart-shaped island of Galešnjak can be seen off the Croatian coast in this image taken by Japan's Earth observation satellite ALOS in March 2010. Photo: JAXA/ESA
Group A
The heart-shaped island of Galešnjak can be seen off the Croatian coast in this image taken by Japan's Earth observation satellite ALOS in March 2010.
Photo: JAXA/ESA
Cameroon
Group A
Sun glint brightens Lake Mbakaou in this image taken in December 2003 by an astronaut on the International Space Station. Photo: NASA
Group A
Sun glint brightens Lake Mbakaou in this image taken in December 2003 by an astronaut on the International Space Station.
Photo: NASA
Mexico
Group A
A dust plume from a rockfall on Colima Volcano can be seen in this photo taken by NASA's EO-1 satellite in January 2010 Photo: NASA
Group A
A dust plume from a rockfall on Colima Volcano can be seen in this photo taken by NASA's EO-1 satellite in January 2010
Photo: NASA
The Netherlands
Group B
The dikes protecting The Netherland's southern coast can be seen in this photo taken by NASA's Terra satellite in September 2002. Photo: NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS/ASTER Science Team
Group B
The dikes protecting The Netherland's southern coast can be seen in this photo taken by NASA's Terra satellite in September 2002.
Photo: NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS/ASTER Science Team
Spain
Group B
Barcelona is a sea of red roofs this photo taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station in December 2006. Photo: NASA
Group B
Barcelona is a sea of red roofs this photo taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station in December 2006.
Photo: NASA
Australia
Group B
This image of salt-encrusted Lake Dundas was taken in November 2011 by NASA's EO-1 satellite. Photo: NASA
Group B
This image of salt-encrusted Lake Dundas was taken in November 2011 by NASA's EO-1 satellite.
Photo: NASA
Chile
Group B
San Quintín Glacier, shown here in an image taken by the Destiny module on the International Space Station on June 14, is the largest glacier in Chile's Northern Patagonia Icefield. Photo: NASA
Group B
San Quintín Glacier, shown here in an image taken by the Destiny module on the International Space Station on June 14, is the largest glacier in Chile's Northern Patagonia Icefield.
Photo: NASA
Japan
Group C
Mount Tara looks like an emerald gem in this image taken by NASA's Terra satellite in January 2008. Photo: NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS/ASTER Science Team
Group C
Mount Tara looks like an emerald gem in this image taken by NASA's Terra satellite in January 2008.
Photo: NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS/ASTER Science Team
Greece
Group C
The Acropolis sits on a hill near the center of this image of Athens taken by NASA's EO-1 satellite in July 2004. Photo: NASA
Group C
The Acropolis sits on a hill near the center of this image of Athens taken by NASA's EO-1 satellite in July 2004.
Photo: NASA
Colombia
Group C
This image of Galeras Volcano was taken using synthetic aperture radar on a NASA Gulfstream C-20A aircraft in March 2013. The radar uses microwaves to see through tree cover. Photo: NASA
Group C
This image of Galeras Volcano was taken using synthetic aperture radar on a NASA Gulfstream C-20A aircraft in March 2013. The radar uses microwaves to see through tree cover.
Photo: NASA
Ivory Coast
Group C
This image of the Ivory Coast was taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station in November 2008. Photo: NASA
Group C
This image of the Ivory Coast was taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station in November 2008.
Photo: NASA
Italy
Group D
This image of Venice was taken by Digital Globe's Ikonos satellite in 2001. Photo: Robert Simmon/NASA/Digital Globe
Group D
This image of Venice was taken by Digital Globe's Ikonos satellite in 2001.
Photo: Robert Simmon/NASA/Digital Globe
England
Group D
The Thames looks like a purple snake in this false-color image of London taken by NASA's Terra satellite in October 2001. Photo: NASA/GSFC/MITI/ERSDAC/JAROS/ASTER Science Team
Group D
The Thames looks like a purple snake in this false-color image of London taken by NASA's Terra satellite in October 2001.
Photo: NASA/GSFC/MITI/ERSDAC/JAROS/ASTER Science Team
Costa Rica
Group D
A plume of volcanic gas can be faintly seen above Turrialba Volcano in this image taken by NASA’s Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite in January 2010. Photo: Robert Simmon/NASA
Group D
A plume of volcanic gas can be faintly seen above Turrialba Volcano in this image taken by NASA’s Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite in January 2010.
Photo: Robert Simmon/NASA
Uruguay
Group D
This image of Montevideo was taken by Landsat 5 in August 2011. Photo: USGS/Wikimedia commons
Group D
This image of Montevideo was taken by Landsat 5 in August 2011.
Photo: USGS/Wikimedia commons
Ecuador
Group E
Shrimp farms show up as blue rectangles in this image taken by NASA's Terra satellite in March 2006. Photo: NASA/GSFC/MITI/ERSDAC/JAROS/ASTER Science Team
Group E
Shrimp farms show up as blue rectangles in this image taken by NASA's Terra satellite in March 2006.
Photo: NASA/GSFC/MITI/ERSDAC/JAROS/ASTER Science Team
France
Group E
A phytoplankton bloom hovers off the coast of France in this image taken by NASA's Terra satellite in June 2003. Photo: NASA
Group E
A phytoplankton bloom hovers off the coast of France in this image taken by NASA's Terra satellite in June 2003.
Photo: NASA
Honduras
Group E
Mangroves, wetlands and shrimp farms abound in this image taken by Landsat 5 in January 1999. Photo: NASA/USGS
Group E
Mangroves, wetlands and shrimp farms abound in this image taken by Landsat 5 in January 1999.
Photo: NASA/USGS
Switzerland
Group E
The Rhone Glacier can be seen near the middle of this image taken by NASA's Terra satellite in August 2001. Photo: NASA/GSFC/MITI/ERSDAC/JAROS/ASTER Science Team
Group E
The Rhone Glacier can be seen near the middle of this image taken by NASA's Terra satellite in August 2001.
Photo: NASA/GSFC/MITI/ERSDAC/JAROS/ASTER Science Team
Argentina
Group F
Abandoned channels weave across the Paraná River floodplain in this image taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station in April 2011. Photo: NASA
Group F
Abandoned channels weave across the Paraná River floodplain in this image taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station in April 2011.
Photo: NASA
Iran
Group F
This false-color image of the Dasht-e Kevir desert was made using infrared, green, and red wavelengths from Landsat 7 data taken in October 2000. Photo: NASA/USGS
Group F
This false-color image of the Dasht-e Kevir desert was made using infrared, green, and red wavelengths from Landsat 7 data taken in October 2000.
Photo: NASA/USGS
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Group F
This shot of cola mines in the Tuzla Basin was taken by NASA's Terra satellite in September 2003. Photo: Amer Smailbegovic/NASA
Group F
This shot of cola mines in the Tuzla Basin was taken by NASA's Terra satellite in September 2003.
Photo: Amer Smailbegovic/NASA
Nigeria
Group F
The Niger delta is shrouded in wispy clouds in this image taken by ESA's Envisat satellite in February 2008. Photo: ESA
Group F
The Niger delta is shrouded in wispy clouds in this image taken by ESA's Envisat satellite in February 2008.
Photo: ESA
Germany
Group G
In this shot of an agricultural area taken by the Terra satellite in August 2000, crops appear bright green, forest is dark green, soil is grey. Photo: NASA/GSFC/MITI/ERSDAC/JAROS/ASTER Science Team
Group G
In this shot of an agricultural area taken by the Terra satellite in August 2000, crops appear bright green, forest is dark green, soil is grey.
Photo: NASA/GSFC/MITI/ERSDAC/JAROS/ASTER Science Team
United States
Group G
The lowest point in the country is visible near the light blue splotch in this composite, pseudo-natural color image of Death Valley taken by Landsat 7 in June and July 2000. Photo: NASA
Group G
The lowest point in the country is visible near the light blue splotch in this composite, pseudo-natural color image of Death Valley taken by Landsat 7 in June and July 2000.
Photo: NASA
Portugal
Group G
This nighttime image of Porto (left) and Vila Nova de Gaia (right) on either side of the Douro River was taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station in April 2012. Photo: NASA
Group G
This nighttime image of Porto (left) and Vila Nova de Gaia (right) on either side of the Douro River was taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station in April 2012.
Photo: NASA
Ghana
Group G
The Songor Lagoon, shown here in an image taken in 2000 by a Landsat satellite, is an important stop-over for migratory birds. Photo: NASA
Group G
The Songor Lagoon, shown here in an image taken in 2000 by a Landsat satellite, is an important stop-over for migratory birds.
Photo: NASA
Algeria
Group H
The 2-mile-wide Qarkziz impact crater, created around 70 million years ago, is in the center of this image taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station in April 2012. Photo: NASA
Group H
The 2-mile-wide Qarkziz impact crater, created around 70 million years ago, is in the center of this image taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station in April 2012.
Photo: NASA
Russia
Group H
The Lena River delta, shown here in an image taken by Landsat 7 in July 2001, is an intricate maze of channels. Photo: USGS
Group H
The Lena River delta, shown here in an image taken by Landsat 7 in July 2001, is an intricate maze of channels.
Photo: USGS
South Korea
Group H
This image of Phang on South Korea's east coast was taken in July 2009 by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. Photo: NASA
Group H
This image of Phang on South Korea's east coast was taken in July 2009 by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station.
Photo: NASA
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