Earth Observation Collection (page 19)

Earth after global warming. Computer artwork of a future Earth where the ice-caps have melted due to global warming. Greenland (green, upper left) has lost its ice-cap

1906 San Francisco quake intensity map
1906 San Francisco earthquake intensity map, as applied to the area in 2003. The earthquake of 18th April 1906 had a magnitude of around 7.9

Merapi volcano, Indonesia
Merapi volcano (2911 metres), Java, Indonesia, seen from the International Space Station (ISS). It is one of Indonesias most active volcanoes and its steam plume is seen being blown to lower left

MSG-2 weather satellite, artwork. This Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) satellite is one of the weather satellites operated by EUMETSAT

Herschel orbital separation, artwork. The Herschel Space Observatory (left) was launched into space on 14 May 2009 by an Ariane 5 rocket

Oceanography satellites, artwork
Oceanography satellites orbiting the Earth, artwork. They are Topex-Poseidon (left) and Jason-1 (right). Topex-Poseidon, launched in 1992

Global temperatures, artwork
Global temperatures. Computer artwork of a map of the World showing the average temperatures for all the different land areas

Atmospheric humidity, computer simulation
Atmospheric humidity. Computer simulation showing specific atmospheric humidity in the Earths northern hemisphere on 17th June 1993, during the Great Flood that hit the Midwestern United States

Central London, aerial view. Buckingham Palace is at centre left. The river Thames is at right

Spider crater, Australia, satellite image
Spider Crater, satellite image. This crater (centre left), in Western Australia, is estimated to have been formed between 900 and 600 million years ago. Vegetation is green and bare rock is red

Serra da Cangalha crater, Brazil
Serra da Cangalha crater, satellite image. This impact crater, in Tocantins, Brazil, was formed 220 million years ago. It has a diameter of 12 kilometres. Vegetation is green, bare ground is purple

France-Italy border at night, ISS image. Image taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) of the border between France and Italy. North is centre bottom

Nicholson crater, Canada, satellite image
Nicholson crater, satellite image. This crater, in the Northwest Territories, Canada, was formed by a meteorite impact 400 million years ago. Water is dark blue, ice is light blue

Tenoumer Crater, satellite image. This impact crater is in Mauritania in the Sahara Desert. It is 1.9 kilometres in diameter and has a rim 110 metres high

Lonar Crater lake, India, satellite image
Lonar Crater lake, India, Satellite image. The basin for this saltwater lake was formed by a meteorite impact roughly 50, 000 years ago. The crater is 1.8 kilometres in diameter and 137 metres deep

Barringer Crater, Arizona
Barringer Crater, also known as Meteor Crater, Arizona, USA. The crater is about 170 metres deep and 1200 metres in diameter

Antarctic ozone hole, 2009
Antarctic ozone hole. Satellite image of the ozone hole (blue) over Antarctica (centre) on 10th September 2009. Ozone layer thicknesses are colour coded from purple (lowest) through blue

San Francisco earthquake risk forecast. Satellite image of California, USA, showing earthquake faults (red lines) and synthetic aperture radar patterns of seismic deformations resulting from a model

Sikhote-Alin meteorite site (centre) seen from space. The Sikhote-Alin meteorite fell at around 10.30am on 12th February 1947, in the Sikhote-Alin Mountains, Siberia, Russia

Atlantic Ocean, ISS image
Atlantic Ocean. International Space Station (ISS) image of clouds over the Atlantic Ocean. Image taken by an expedition 7 crew member on 4th October 2003

Lake Yanisyarvi, satellite image
Lake Yanisyarvi, Republic of Karelia, Russia. The basin for this lake was formed by a meteorite impact 700 million years ago. It measures 14 kilometres in diameter

Nordlinger Ries Crater, Germany
Nordlinger Ries Crater, satellite image. The crater, whose perimeter is shown in orange, is located in Bravaria, Germany. The city of Nordlinger is located within the crater

Gosses Bluff crater, Australia
Gosses Bluff crater, seen from spaces. This impact crater is 160 kilometres to the west of Alice Springs, Australia. It is seen between two mountain ranges

Aorounga Crater, Chad, satellite image
Aorounga Crater, satellite image. This impact crater is in the Sahara Desert, in Chad. It is one of the best-preserved impact structures in the world

Wolfe Creek Crater, Australia
Wolfe Creek Crater, Western Australia. This crater (round area with white centre at upper centre left) measures roughly 880 meters in diameter

Strait of Gibraltar, satellite image. North is at top, land is brown and water is blue. The Strait of Gibraltar (narrow, blue, upper left) separates Spain (top) from Africa (bottom)

North Africa at night, ISS image
North Africa at night. International Space Station (ISS) image of Egypt (centre) and the Sinai Peninsula (bottom right) at night. The Mediterranean Sea is across top

Tabun Khara Obo crater, Mongolia
Tabun Khara Obo crater, satellite image. This impact crater (upper left, indicated by orange arrows) is in the south east of Mongolia

Manicouagan Crater, Canada
Manicouagan Crater, satellite image. This crater in Quebec, Canada, was formed by a asteroid impact around 200 million years ago. It is thought the asteroid measured 5 kilometres in diameter

Pingualuit crater, Canada
Pingualuit crater, satellite image. This impact crater (blue circle at centre left) is in northern Quebec, Canada. The crater measures 3.4 kilometres in diameter

Southwestern USA, ISS image. Image taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) of the Southwestern United States and Pacific Ocean (upper half). North is right

Gulf of Mexico hurricane, isobar diagram. The isobars (white lines) connect areas of equal pressure, and are used on meteorological maps to help predict future weather patterns

European severe storm, isobar diagram. The isobars (white lines) connect areas of equal pressure, and are used on meteorological maps to help predict future weather patterns

Hurricane Emily, ISS image
Hurricane Emily. International Space Station (ISS) image of Hurricane Emily (eye at lower centre) passing over the southern Gulf of Mexico on 16 July 2005

Mekong River Delta, satellite image. This delta is where the Mekong River flows into the South China Sea, on the southern coast of Vietnam

Earths land cover classification, 2003. Produced using data obtained during 2003 from the MODIS instrument on NASAs Terra satellite

Vostok 1 orbiting the Earth, 1961
Vostok 1 orbiting the Earth. Artwork of the Vostok 1 spacecraft carrying Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968) around the Earth as the first human in space on 12 April 1961

Jakarta, 1976 - 2004
Jakarta, Indonesia. Satellite image showing the growth of Jakarta, on the island of Java in Indonesia. Each square is 40 kilometres wide

Lake Victoria, satellite image. This African Great Lake is located between Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Composite image obtained using data from the Landsat 5 satellite

Libyan agriculture, satellite image. The dark green areas seen in the desert sands are numerous centre pivot irrigation fields. These ones are in the Libyan Desert, in the eastern part of Libya

British Isles storm and ash plume, 2011

Grimsvotn ash plume, May 2011, satellite image. This ash cloud (brown, lower right) has been produced by the eruption of the Grimsvotn volcano in Iceland

Space shuttle over Argentina and Chile
Space shuttle over the Andes. Photograph, taken by astronauts on board the International space Stations showing the NASA space shuttle orbiting over the Andean mountains in South america

International Space Station, 2011

Greenland, artwork
Greenland. Artwork of the Arctic island of Greenland, as seen from space. This view looks north, towards the Arctic pack ice on the Earths curved limb

Shenzhen, China, 1999 - 2008, satellite image. Shenzhen is located in southern Chinas Guangdong province directly north of Hong Kong

A new start for Earth, conceptual image. Computer artwork representing the potential for the Earth to recover from current environmental concerns such as global warming and pollution

Mississippi Delta, satellite image
Mississippi Delta. True colour Landsat satellite image of the Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana, USA. North is at top. The Mississippi River is seen running from top left into the Gulf of Mexico at

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