ASTER Paris - NASA satellite images
The Eiffel Tower and its shadow can be seen next to the Seine in the left middle of this ASTER image of Paris. Based on the length of the shadow and the solar elevation angle of 59 degrees, we can calculate its... More
Salton Sea, California - NASA satellite images
The Salton Sea in south California was created in 1905 when spring flooding on the Colorado River breached a canal. For 18 months the entire volume of the river rushed into the Salton Trough, creating a lake 32... More
Shiveluch Volcano, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
On the night of June 4, 2001, the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) captured this thermal image of the erupting Shiveluch volcano. Located on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, S... More
Lithium Mining, Nevada - NASA satellite images
This image from NASA Terra spacecraft shows the once-abandoned mining town of Silver Peak, Nevada, which began to thrive again when Foote Mineral Company began extracting lithium from brine below the floor of C... More
Shadegan, Iran - NASA satellite images
The town of Shadegan, Iran is northeast of where the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers enter the Persian Gulf. It sits near a wetland and upon land that was once part of an inland river delta. The long, linear orchar... More
Urbanization: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - NASA satellite images
Riyadh, the national capital of Saudi Arabia, is shown in 1972, 1990 and 2000. Its population grew in these years from about a half million to more than two million. Saudi Arabia experienced urbanization later ... More
Nyiragonga Volcano - NASA satellite images
This image of the Nyiragonga volcano eruption in the Congo was acquired on January 28, 2002 by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA's Terra satellite. With its 14sp... More
Huaraz, Peru - NASA satellite images
A chunk of glacier was threatening to fall into an Andean lake and cause major flooding in a Peruvian city of 60,000. A fissure has appeared in the glacier that feeds the Lake Palcacocha near the city of Huaraz... More
Istanbul, Turkey - NASA satellite images
This June 16, 2000 image of Istanbul, Turkey show a full 60 by 60 km ASTER scene in the visible and infrared channels. Vegetation appears red, and urban areas blue-green. Bustling Istanbul, with its magnificent... More
NASA Keeps Watch on a Potential Disaster in the Icy Andes
An Earth-monitoring instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite is keeping a close eye on a potential glacial disaster in the making in Peru's spectacular, snow-capped Cordillera Blanca (White Mountains), the high... More
Calcutta - NASA satellite images, JPL/NASA images
The city of Calcutta appears in this 24 by 34 km (15 by 21 mile) sub-scene, acquired March 29, 2000. In 1690 the British East India Company founded Calcutta as a trading post on the marshy east bank of the Hugl... More
Santa Claus, Ga./Ind. - NASA satellite images
The towns of Santa Claus, Ga., (top) and Santa Claus, Ind. (bottom), are shown in these two images from the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument on NASA's Terra sate... More
Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, Alaska
This image acquired by NASA Terra spacecraft is of the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. Located in Katmai National Park, Alaska, the park is filled with ash flows from the 1912 eruption of Novarupta. NASA/GSFC/ME... More
Lake Ilopango, El Salvador - NASA satellite images
Lake Ilopango is a crater lake which fills a volcanic caldera in central El Salvador, immediately east of the capital city San Salvador. The caldera collapsed most recently in about 500 AD, producing 20 times a... More
Momotombo Fury in Nicaragua Captured by NASA Satellite
In Dec. 2015, one of Nicaragua largest volcanoes, Momotombo, erupted for the first time since 1905. NASA Terra spacecraft acquired this image showing large ash columns and pyroclasitc flows. NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSD... More
ASTER Dunes - NASA satellite images
This image of Saudi Arabia shows a great sea of linear dunes in part of the Rub' al Khali, or the Empty Quarter. Acquired on June 25, 2000, the image covers an area 37 kilometers (23 miles) wide and 28 kilomete... More
Las Vegas - NASA satellite images
This image of Las Vegas, NV was acquired on August, 2000 and covers an area 42 km (25 miles) wide and 30 km (18 miles) long. The image displays three bands of the reflected visible and infrared wavelength regio... More
Naica Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico - NASA satellite images
The Naica mine in Chihuahua, Mexico, with its enormous gypsum crystals, may well be called the "Queen of the Giant Crystals localities." Though the Naica mine is no show mine, but still a working lead-zinc mine... More
Machu Picchu, Peru - NASA satellite images
The ruins of Machu Picchu, rediscovered in 1911 by Hiram Bingham, are one of the most beautiful and enigmatic ancient sites in the world. While the Inca people utilized the Andean mountain top (2800 m elevation... More
Nasca Lines, Peru - NASA satellite images
The Nasca Lines are located in the Pampa region of Peru, the desolate plain of the Peruvian coast 400 km south of Lima. The Lines were first spotted when commercial airlines began flying across the Peruvian des... More
Drakelands Mine, England - NASA satellite images
The Drakelands Mine (previously known as the Hemerdon Mine) is a historic tungsten and tin mine located northeast of Plymouth, England. Tin and tungsten deposits were discovered in 1867, and the mine operated u... More
Terra 9-Globe Dataset. NASA public domain image colelction.
Abstract: Terra 9-globe dataset animation: datasets (left to right, top to bottom): biosphere (SeaStar/SeaWiFS), water vapor (GOES 9 & 10, Meteosat, and GMS-5), temperature (Globe), fires (AVHRR), clouds (GOES ... More
Microwave Limb Sounder/El Niño Watch - Water Vapor Measurement, Octobe...
This image shows atmospheric water vapor in Earth upper troposphere, about 10 kilometers 6 miles above the surface, as measured by NASA Microwave Limb Sounder MLS instrument flying aboard the Upper Atmosphere R... More
Microwave Limb Sounder/El Niño Watch - December, 1997
This image shows differences in atmospheric water vapor relative to a normal average year in the Earth upper troposphere about 10 kilometers 6 miles above the surface. NASA/JPL
Microwave Limb Sounder/El Niño Watch - February thru December, 1997
This series of six images shows the movement of atmospheric water vapor over the Pacific Ocean during the formation of the 1997 El Niño condition. NASA/JPL
TOPEX/El Niño Watch - El Niño Moisture in the Atmosphere, February 22,...
This image shows differences in atmospheric water vapor relative to a normal average year in the Earth upper troposphere about 10 kilometers 6 miles above the surface. NASA/JPL
TOPEX/El Niño Watch - El Niño Moisture in the Atmosphere, January and ...
This series of six images shows the evolution of atmospheric water vapor over the Pacific Ocean during the 1998 El Niño condition. NASA/JPL
Escondida Mine, Chile - NASA satellite images
This ASTER image covers 30 by 37 km in the Atacama Desert, Chile and was acquired on April 23, 2000. The Escondida Cu-Au-Ag open-pit mine is at an elevation of 3050 m, and came on stream in 1990. Current capaci... More
Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland - NASA satellite images
Aletsch Glacier, the largest glacier of Europe, covers more than 120 square kilometers (more than 45 square miles) in southern Switzerland. At its eastern extremity lies a glacierlake, Mdrjelensee (2,350 meters... More
NASA Images Show Decreased Clarity in Lake Tahoe Water
Images from the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer aboard NASA's Terra satellite, launched in 1999, illustrate the state of gradually decreasing water clarity at Lake Tahoe, one of t... More
London, England, NASA history collection
For almost 2,000 years, the River Thames has served as the life force of London, capital of the United Kingdom and one of the world's most famous cities. In AD 43 the Romans established the trading settlement o... More
Ural Mountains, Russia, NASA history collection
This image from NASA Terra spacecraft shows the Ural Mountains, which run 2500 km north-south through western Russia, and form the boundary between Europe and Asia. Since the 17th century, the mountains were ex... More
New Zealand Glaciers - NASA satellite images
New Zealand contains over 3,000 glaciers, most of which are in the Southern Alps on the South Island. Since 1890, the glaciers have been retreating, with short periods of small advances, as shown in this image ... More
Lake Garda, Italy - NASA satellite images
This ASTER image was acquired on July 29, 2000 and covers an area of 30 by 57 km in northern Italy. Lake Garda was formed by glaciers during the last Ice Age, and is Italy's largest lake. Lago di Garda lies in ... More
Astana, Kazakhstan - NASA satellite images
Astana is the capital and second largest city of Kazakhstan, with a population of about 600,000. It was founded as a fort in 1824 on the Ishim River by Siberian Cossacks, and became a railway junction in the ea... More
Dawson, Canada - NASA satellite images
NASA Terra spacecraft acquired this image of Dawson, Canada. A boom town in 1898, discovery of gold in the Klondike fueled the massive influx of miners, merchants, and other support professions to this town on ... More
Amsterdam, Netherlands, NASA history collection
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. Its name derives from a dam in the river Amstel. Founded in the 12th century as a fishing village, Amsterdam was one of the most important ports... More
Mt. Erebus, Antarctica - NASA satellite images
This image from NASA Terra spacecraft shows Mount Erebus, the world southernmost historically active volcano, overlooking the McMurdo research station on Ross Island. The 3794-m-high Erebus is the largest of th... More
MISR First Views of James Bay, Canada
The first images taken by NASA Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer MISR on February 24, 2000, show the winter landscape of James Bay, Ontario, Canada from three of the instrument nine cameras. NASA/Goddard/JPL
ASTER First Views of San Francisco River, Brazil - Visible/near Infrar...
This image of the San Francisco River channel, and its surrounding flood zone, in Brazil was acquired by band 3N of ASTER's Visible/Near Infrared sensor. The surrounding area along the river channel in light gr... More
ASTER First Views of Red Sea, Ethiopia - Thermal-Infrared TIR Image mo...
ASTER succeeded in acquiring this image at night, which is something Visible/Near Infrared VNIR) and Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) sensors cannot do. The scene covers the Red Sea coastline to an inland area of Ethi... More
ASTER First Views of Rift Valley, Ethiopia - Thermal-Infrared TIR Imag...
This image is a color composite covering the Rift Valley inland area of Ethiopia (south of the region shown in PIA02452). The color difference of this image reflects the distribution of different rocks with dif... More
Nicaraguan Volcanoes, 26 February 2000
The true-color image at left is a downward-looking (nadir) view of the area around the San Cristobal volcano, which erupted the previous day. This image is oriented with east at the top and north at the left. T... More
Multi-Angle Views of the Appalachian Mountains, 6 March 2000
These images from NASA Terra spacecraft show the nadir view of the eastern United States, stretching from Lake Ontario to northern Georgia, and spanning the Appalachian Mountains. NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team
Multi-Angle View of the Canary Islands
A multi-angle view of the Canary Islands in a dust storm, 29 February 2000. At left is a true-color image taken by the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer MISR instrument on NASA Terra satellite. NASA/GSFC/JP... More
Multi-angle Images of Hudson Bay and James Bay, Canada, 24 February 20...
These multi-angle images of Hudson Bay and James Bay, Canada, taken 24 February 2000 from NASA Terra spacecraft, come from the downward-looking nadir camera on the MISR instrument onboard NASA Terra satellite. ... More
ASTER Images the Island of Hawaii - Public domain map
These images of the Island of Hawaii were acquired on March 19, 2000 by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA's Terra satellite. With its 14 spectral bands from the ... More
ASTER Images San Francisco Bay Area - Public domain map
These images of the San Francisco Bay region were acquired on March 3, 2000 by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA's Terra satellite. Each covers an area 60 kilome... More
ASTER Images San Francisco Bay Area - Public domain map
This image of the San Francisco Bay region was acquired on March 3, 2000 by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA's Terra satellite. With its 14 spectral bands from ... More
ASTER Images Tokyo - NASA satellite images
This image of the city of Tokyo was acquired on March 22, 2000 by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA's Terra satellite. With its 14 spectral bands from the visibl... More
ASTER Images Mt. Usu Volcano. NASA public domain image colelction.
On April 3, the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA's Terra Satellite captured this image of the erupting Mt. Usu volcano in Hokkaido, Japan. With its 14 spectral band... More
MISR Views Delaware Bay, Chesapeake Bay, and the Appalachian Mountains
These multi-angle images of Delaware Bay, Chesapeake Bay, and the Appalachian Mountains, acquired 24 March 2000 from NASA Terra spacecraft, come from the downward-looking nadir camera on the MISR instrument onb... More
MISR Views Florida - NASA satellite images
A plume from a large brush fire that burned about 15,000 acres in 2000 is visible at the western edge of the Big Cypress Swamp in southern Florida. NASA Terra satellite captured acquired this image on April 9, ... More
MISR Views Hurricane Carlotta - NASA satellite images
This anaglyph from NASA Terra satellite vertical nadir camera, shows Hurricane Carlotta location in the eastern Pacific Ocean, about 500 km south of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico in 2000. 3D glasses are necessary to ... More
MISR Views Northern Australia - NASA satellite images
These images from NASA Terra satellite are of tropical northern Australia acquired on June 1, 2000 Terra orbit 2413 during the long dry season. NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team
MISR View of Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada
These images from NASA Terra satellite are of the southeast portion of Georgian Bay in Ontario, Canada, acquired on March 6, 2000, during Terra orbit 1155. NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team
MISR Views the Big Island of Hawaii
This stereo image from NASA Terra satellite show the Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa volcanoes in Hawaii; a southern face of a line of cumulus clouds off the north coast of Hawaii is also visible. 3D glasses are necess... More
MISR Views Southern California - NASA satellite images
These images from NASATerra satellite are of Southern California acquired on March 14, 2000 during Terra orbit 1273. North is at the top. NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team
MISR Images Wildfires in Northwestern US
These images from NASA Terra satellite are of smoke plumes from devastating wildfires in the northwestern U.S. This view of the Clearwater and Salmon River Mountains in Idaho was acquired on August 5, 2000 Terr... More
MISR Images Forest Fires and Hurricane
These images from NASA Terra satellite captured on August 14, 2000 show forest fires raging in Montana and Hurricane Hector swirling in the Pacific. NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team
MISR Images Northeastern Botswana - NASA satellite images
These images from NASA Terra satellite images of the Ntwetwe and Sua Pans in northeastern Botswana were acquired on August 18, 2000 Terra orbit 3553. NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team
MISR Images Zambia and Botswana
These images from NASA Terra satellite images of Zambia and Botswana, Africa were acquired on August 25, 2000 during Terra orbit 3655. NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team
MISR Views a Fire-Scarred Landscape
This image pair from NASA Terra satellite shows before and after views of a dry sagerush fire in the area around the Hanford Nuclear Reservation near Richland, Washington, in June, 2000. NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team
MISR Looks at Sydney and the Southeastern Australia Coast
This image from NASA Terra satellite was acquired on July 11, 2000 Terra orbit 3009 and shows a 200-kilometer section of the eastern Australian coast, centered around the Sydney metropolitan area. NASA/GSFC/JPL... More
MISR and AirMISR Simultaneously Observe African Grassland Fires
These images from NASA Terra satellite images are of northeastern South Africa, near Kruger National Park, were acquired on September 7, 2000. NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR and AirMISR Science Teams.
MISR Stereo Imaging Distinguishes Smoke from Cloud
This stereo view of western Alaska was acquired by NASA Terra satellite on June 25, 2000. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image. NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team
MISR Views the Middle East. NASA public domain image colelction.
This image from NASA Terra satellite in August, 2000, shows the northern tip of the Red Sea, the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba frame the sandy deserts and spectacular mountains of the Sinai Peninsula. NAS... More
ASTER Andes - NASA satellite images
In this image of the Andes along the Chile-Bolivia border, the visible and infrared data have been computer enhanced to exaggerate the color differences of the different materials. The scene is dominated by the... More
ASTER Washington, D.C. - NASA satellite images
The White House, the Jefferson Memorial, and the Washington Monument with its shadow are all visible in this image of Washington, D.C. With its 15-meter spatial resolution, ASTER can see individual buildings. T... More
ASTER Gibraltar - NASA satellite images
The Strait of Gibraltar separates Spain from Morocco. This image, acquired on July 5, 2000, covers an area 34 kilometers (21 miles) wide and 59 kilometers (37 miles) long in three bands of the reflected visible... More
ASTER Tibet - NASA satellite images
The Kunlun fault is one of the gigantic strike-slip faults that bound the north side of Tibet. Left-lateral motion along the 1,500-kilometer (932-mile) length of the Kunlun has occurred uniformly for the last 4... More
ASTER Mexicali - NASA satellite images
Dramatic differences in land use patterns are highlighted in this image of the U.S.-Mexico border. Lush, regularly gridded agricultural fields on the U.S. side contrast with the more barren fields of Mexico. Th... More
ASTER Suez Canal - NASA satellite images
One of the most important waterways in the world, the Suez Canal runs north to south across the Isthmus of Suez in northeastern Egypt. This image of the canal covers an area 36 kilometers (22 miles) wide and 60... More
ASTER Waves - NASA satellite images
The pattern on the right half of this image of the Bay of Bengal is the result of two opposing wave trains colliding. This ASTER sub-scene, acquired on March 29, 2000, covers an area 18 kilometers (13 miles) wi... More
MISR Looks at Yugoslavia - NASA satellite images
This image from NASA Terra satellite ofYugoslavia was acquired on July 28, 2000 during Terra orbit 3248. NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team
MISR Sees the Sierra Nevadas in Stereo
This stereo view of the Sierra Nevada mountains near the California-Nevada border was acquired on August 12, 2000 by NASA Terra satellite. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image. NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team
ASTER View of Sharm El Sheik, Egypt
The Red Sea golf resort in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt, where President Clinton met with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat, stands out against the desert landscape in... More
Hurricane Debby and the Appalachians Highlight New MISR Data Products
These images from NASA Terra satellite were captured on August 21, 2000, during Terra orbit 3600, when MISR imaged Hurricane Debby in the Atlantic Ocean. NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team
MISR Views New York and Southern New England
This image from NASA Terra satellite on October 20, 2000, shows New York and Southern New England. NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team
Summer Turns to Autumn in New England
These images from NASA Terra satellite include eastern Vermont, New Hampshire, and western Maine, as well as the southeastern corner of Quebec province between August and October, 2000. NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team
MISR Views Southern Florida - NASA satellite images
These images from NASA Terra satellite images are of southern Florida were acquired on October 18, 2000 Terra orbit 4446. NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team
MISR Looks at Cape Cod. NASA public domain image colelction.
This image acquired on April 13, 2000 from NASA Terra satellite shows west side of Cape Cod Bay. NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team
MISR Scans the Texas-Oklahoma Border
These images from NASA Terra satellite images of Oklahoma and north Texas were acquired on March 12, 2000 during Terra orbit 1243. NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team
Atmospheric Vortices near Guadalupe Island
These images near Guadalupe Island from NASA Terra satellite from June 11, 2000 Terra orbit 2569 demonstrate a turbulent atmospheric flow pattern known as the von Karman vortex. NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team
Into the Eye of the Storm. NASA public domain image colelction.
This stereoimage of Hurricane Alberto on August 19, 2000 was acquired by NASA Terra satellite. At this time, the storm was located in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Azores. 3D glasses are necessary to vi... More
Northern California and San Francisco Bay
This image acquired on August 17, 2000 during Terra orbit 3545 shows Northern California and San Francisco Bay. NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR and AirMISR Science Teams.
MISR Sights the Bering Strait. NASA public domain image colelction.
This image from NASA Terra satellite, acquired on August 18, 2000 during Terra orbit 3562, show the Bering Strait, with Seward Peninsula of Alaska to the east, and Chukotskiy Poluostrov of Siberia to the west. ... More
Icebergs in the Ross Sea, Antarctica
Two large icebergs, designated B-15A and C-16, captured by NASA Terra satellite, are of the Ross Ice Shelf and Ross Sea in Antarctica, acquired on December 10, 2000 during Terra orbit 5220, show NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team
Airborne Particulates over Southern Africa
This map shows the abundance of airborne particulates, or aerosols, over Southern Africa during the period August 14-September 29, 2000, when NASA Terra satellite flew over the area. NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team
Winter Snowfall Turns an Emerald White
The contrast between summer and winter is apparent in this pair of images of southwestern Ireland acquired by NASA Terra satellite August 23, 2000 left and December 29, 2000 right. NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team
A Merging of Pale and Dark. NASA public domain image colelction.
Close to the city of Manaus, Brazil the Rio Solimoes and the Rio Negro converge to form the Amazon River. This image from NASA Terra satellite was acquired on July 23, 2000 during Terra orbit 3178. NASA/GSFC/J... More
Mouth of the Amazon - NASA satellite images
Flowing over 6450 kilometers eastward across Brazil, the Amazon River originates in the Peruvian Andes as tiny mountain streams that eventually combine to form one of the world mightiest rivers as shown in this... More
Fog and Haze in California San Joaquin Valley
This illustration features images of southern California and southwestern Nevada acquired by NASA Terra satellite on January 3, 2001 Terra orbit 5569. NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team
Green Summer and Icy Winter in James Bay
James Bay lies at the southern end of Hudson Bay. Visible in these images captured by NASA Terra satellite on Aug 9, 2000 and Jan. 15, 2001, are some of the many rivers that flow into the bay. NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team
Roof of the World and the Abode of Snow
The Tibetan Plateau and a portion of the Himalayan Mountain chain are captured in this stereo image acptured by NASA Terra satellite May 14, 2000 Terra orbit 2153. NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team
The Nile - NASA satellite images
The Nile River was captured by NASA Terra satellite on January 30, 2001 Terra orbit 5956. The Nile is the longest river in the world. NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team
Swirls of Lace - NASA satellite images
Socorro, Mexico was captured by NASA Terra satellite in 2000 showing cloud swirls, like delicate lace, forming patterns known as von Karman vortex streets. NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team
An Irish Tale: One City, Two Asteroids
This image was acquired on May 5, 2000 during NASA Terra orbit 2026. The location of the town of Armagh in Northern Ireland is marked. NASA/GSFC/LaRC/JPL, MISR Team
Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica - NASA satellite images
This pair of images from NASA Terra satellite are of the Pine Island Glacier in western Antarctica, acquired on December 12, 2000 during Terra orbit 5246. NASA/GSFC/LaRC/JPL, MISR Team
Tropical Storms Bud and Dera. NASA public domain image colelction.
Like dancers pirouetting in opposite directions, the rotational patterns of two different tropical storms are contrasted in this pair of MISR nadir-camera images. The left-hand image is of Tropical Storm Bud, ... More