Earth from Space
1. Desert’s End
Photograph courtesy NASA via NASA Earth Observatory
In Eastern Algeria’s stretch of the Sahara, the Tifernine Dune Field - a section of the Grand Erg Oriental dune sea - meets the Tinrhert Plateau, as seen in a 2008 astronaut photograph.
2. Sea Snakes
Photograph courtesy CNES/Spot Image/ESA
Gullies slithering through sandbanks are seen in the Wadden Sea, near the Netherlands, in a 2006 satellite image.
3. Circulation System
Photograph courtesy NASA and NASA Earth Observatory
Tidal flats and channels on the western side of the Bahamas’ Long Island are seen in a 2010 astronaut photograph.
4. Circles of Life
Photograph courtesy NASA and NASA Earth Observatory
Fields near the city of Perdizes, in the Minas Gerais state of Brazil, are seen in a 2011 astronaut photograph.
