Pictures of Cuba

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Here are some cool pictures of Cuba. You can make any of these images into your computer desktop wallpaper. Just click on an image to enlarge it, and then choose “Set as Desktop Background”.

Western Cuba

This is a stunning picture of Western Cuba was taken by the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) instrument on Landsat 7 satellite on April 3, 2001. Havana, the capital of Cuba is located at the Western portion of the country.

Old Havana, Cuba

Here’s a nice space image of Cuba’s Old Havana taken from the International Space Station on October 22, 2002 during the Expedition 5 mission. The Old Havana is one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Matanzas, Cuba

This is a photo of the municipality of Matanzas in Cuba captured from the International Space Station by the Expedition 2 astronauts on April 10, 2001.

Havana, Cuba

This is a beautiful space view of Havana, Cuba acquired by the STS-94 mission on July 7, 1997. Havana is the capital city of Cuba. It is also the second largest city among the cities located in the Caribbean region.

Another Image of Havana, Cuba

Here’s another view of Havana, Cuba. This time, it was taken by the astronauts onboard the International Space Station during the Expedition 2 mission on May 15, 2001.

We have written many articles about satellite imagery for Universe Today. Here’s an article about satellite pictures, and here’s an article about seeing your house from space.

If you’d like more pictures of Cuba, check out Visible Earth Homepage. And here’s a link to NASA’s Earth Observatory.

We’ve also recorded an episode of Astronomy Cast all about planet Earth. Listen here, Episode 51: Earth.