This geologic feature has captured the attention of astronauts for about as long as NASA has sent humans into orbit around Earth.
Published Apr 29, 2018
Astronauts had a rare chance to view a rocky landscape that is often shrouded in clouds.
Published Apr 23, 2018
A blanket of white comes and goes from the mountains and deserts of the American West.
Published Apr 16, 2018
The second holiest city of Islam is centered around the Prophet’s Mosque (Al-Masjid an–Nabawi).
Published Apr 9, 2018
These artificial islands in Doha were built to resemble a string of pearls.
Published Apr 3, 2018
The central Asian lake is fed by snowmelt but tugged by the Moon.
Published Mar 25, 2018
Sunlight teases out the patterns on this lake and landscape in Iran.
Published Mar 19, 2018
Tassili n’Ajjer was once shaped by water, but the plateau gives shape to the sands below.
Published Mar 12, 2018
Italy’s largest lake is situated where the southern Alps meet the Po River Valley.
Published Mar 5, 2018
Astronauts captured simultaneous moments in time with citizens on the ground.
Published Mar 3, 2018
From the vantage point of the ISS, landscape patterns reveal the intermingling of older geologic formations and more recent landforms in this region.
Published Feb 25, 2018
Astronauts got an oblique look at the high plains and mountains of Bolivia.
Published Feb 19, 2018
This largely uninhabited region has served for centuries as a crossroads for journeyers and traders between Mongolia and Russia.
Published Feb 11, 2018
Lava and strong winds give texture and shape to the dry interior of Chad.
Published Feb 5, 2018
More than 70 percent of the country’s land area is farmed or grazed.
Published Jan 29, 2018
Unlike the mouths of most large rivers in Europe, this region is dominated by grassy and marshy wilderness, not by a major city.
Published Jan 22, 2018
A massive cloud rises above Andros Island in the Bahamas.
Published Jan 15, 2018
Valley communes have been growing and consolidating in the Alpine foothills.
Published Jan 1, 2018
Presque Isle State Park includes dozens of individual beach ridges, with each line representing a coastline from the past.
Published Dec 23, 2017
The largest freshwater lake in Mongolia is known as the “sister” to Lake Baikal. Together they hold 20 percent of the fresh water on the planet.
Published Dec 18, 2017
Alternating clusters of light and darkness show where civilization has carved out a place alongside and amidst the deserts.
Published Dec 11, 2017
The many flat plateau surfaces in the southern parts of Maranhão State are ideal for the wheeled machinery of mechanized agriculture.
Published Dec 4, 2017
This “Gateway to Mecca” stands along the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia.
Published Nov 27, 2017
Fine clay sediment laid down by ancient glaciers gives color to modern lakes on the Canadian Shield.
Published Nov 20, 2017
Southeastern Iran is home to numerous salt domes and salt glaciers, which have been built over time by the movement of Earth’s crust.
Published Nov 13, 2017
Astronauts see sixteen sunrises every 24 hours.
Published Nov 6, 2017
Ephemeral salt lakes and their mineral deposits add color and texture to the arid Australian Outback.
Published Oct 30, 2017
Farms rise from a floodplain where the Mojave nation meets Arizona, Nevada, and California.
Published Oct 23, 2017
Strong winds blowing in from the Western Atlantic sculpt the sand along the coast into distinctive crescent shapes.
Published Oct 16, 2017
The river draws its name from the white sediment it carries down from the Badlands.
Published Oct 9, 2017
