Pictures of Earth From Space
Written by Fraser Cain
Here are some amazing pictures of Earth from space.
South Georgia Island
This is a picture of South Georgia Island, one of the southernmost islands in the world. It's off the coast of South America, and totally uninhabited, except for a few scientists and sea birds.
Niagara Falls. Image credit: NASA
Here's a picture of Earth from space: Niagara Falls. This is one of the largest waterfalls in the world, located on the border between Canada and the US.
Mississippi river delta
This is a picture of the Mississippi river delta from space. This is the end of the Mississippi, where it empties silt out into the Gulf of Mexico.
Plankton bloom off Norway.
This is a picture of a Plankton bloom of the coast of Norway. The photo was captured by NASA's Aqua satellite.
Wilkins Ice Bridge
This is the image of the collapse of the Wilkins Ice Bridge off the coast of Antarctica.
We have written many articles about pictures of Earth from space for Universe Today. Here's an article about the Earth from space at night, and here are some pictures of cities from space.
You can also go to NASA's Earth Observatory to get some amazing pictures of Earth from Space.
We have also recorded an episode of Astronomy Cast about our planet. Listen to it here, Episode 51: Planet Earth.
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