1. Niagara Falls
The image shows the Niagara River that connects Lake Erie to Lake Ontario,snaking around Goat Island, in the lower left of the full image. Most ofthe river's water plummets over the Canadian/Horseshoe Falls, but somediverted water spills over American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls downstream.Every second, more than two million liters of water plunges over theHorsehoe Falls segment of Niagara Falls creating one of the world's largestwaterfalls as well as eating away as much as two meters of rock per year.The image was acquired August 2, 2004.2. Tsunami strikes the coast of Sri Lanka
This is a natural color, 60-centimeter (2-foot) high-resolution QuickBirdsatellite image featuring the southwestern coast of Sri Lanka. Imagery was
collected on December 26, 2004 at 10:20 a.m. local time, slightly less than
four hours after the 6:28 a.m. (local Sri Lanka time) earthquake and
shortly after the moment of tsunami impact.
3. Ground Zero, New York City
This one-meter resolution satellite image of Manhattan, New York was
collected at 11:43 a.m. EDT on Sept. 12, 2001 by Space Imaging's IKONOS
satellite. The image shows an area of white and gray-colored dust and smoke
at the location where the 1,350-foot towers of the World Trade Center once
stood. Since all airplanes were grounded over the U.S. after the attack,
IKONOS ! was the only commercial high-resolution camera that could take an
overhead image at the time.
collected at 11:43 a.m. EDT on Sept. 12, 2001 by Space Imaging's IKONOS
satellite. The image shows an area of white and gray-colored dust and smoke
at the location where the 1,350-foot towers of the World Trade Center once
stood. Since all airplanes were grounded over the U.S. after the attack,
IKONOS ! was the only commercial high-resolution camera that could take an
overhead image at the time.
4. Grand Canyon
Northern Arizona and the Grand Canyon are captured in this pair of
Multi-angle Imaging Spectroradiometer (MISR) images from December 31, 2000.
The above image is a true color view from the nadir (vertical) camera. In
addition to the Grand Canyon itself, which is visible in the western
(lower) half of the images, other landmarks include Lake Powell, on the
left, and Humphreys Peak and Sunset Crater National Monument on the right.
Meteor Crater appears as a small dark depression with a brighter rim, and
is just visible along the upper right-hand edge.
Multi-angle Imaging Spectroradiometer (MISR) images from December 31, 2000.
The above image is a true color view from the nadir (vertical) camera. In
addition to the Grand Canyon itself, which is visible in the western
(lower) half of the images, other landmarks include Lake Powell, on the
left, and Humphreys Peak and Sunset Crater National Monument on the right.
Meteor Crater appears as a small dark depression with a brighter rim, and
is just visible along the upper right-hand edge.
5. Malosmadulu Atolls, Maldives
North and South Malosmadulu Atolls are in the Maldives, an island republic
in the northern Indian Ocean, southwest of India. The Maldives are made up
of a chain! of 1,192 small coral islands, which are grouped into clusters
of atolls. It has a total area of 298 square kilometers and a population of
about 330,000. The capital and largest city is Male, with a population of
about 80,000. Arguably the lowest-lying country in the world, the average
elevation is just 1 meter above sea level. The natural-color ASTER image of
the Malosmadulu Atolls was acquired on December 22, 2002, and is centered
near 5.3 degrees North latitude, 73.9 degrees West longitude.
in the northern Indian Ocean, southwest of India. The Maldives are made up
of a chain! of 1,192 small coral islands, which are grouped into clusters
of atolls. It has a total area of 298 square kilometers and a population of
about 330,000. The capital and largest city is Male, with a population of
about 80,000. Arguably the lowest-lying country in the world, the average
elevation is just 1 meter above sea level. The natural-color ASTER image of
the Malosmadulu Atolls was acquired on December 22, 2002, and is centered
near 5.3 degrees North latitude, 73.9 degrees West longitude.
6. Ayers Rock (Uluru), Australia
This IKONOS satellite image of Ayers Rock was collected Jan. 17, 2004.
Ayers Rock is located in Kata Tjuta National Park, 280 miles (450km)
southwest of Alice Springs, Australia. It is the world's largest monolith,
an Aboriginal sacred site and Australia's most famous natural landmark.
Ayers Rock is located in Kata Tjuta National Park, 280 miles (450km)
southwest of Alice Springs, Australia. It is the world's largest monolith,
an Aboriginal sacred site and Australia's most famous natural landmark.
7. Noah's Ark Site?
Is it or isn't it? Satellite images of Mt. Ararat, Turkey have pointed to apossible sighting of Noah's Ark. Decide for yourself! Compare this image
taken by Digital Globe on September 10, 2003 with Shamrock -- The Trinity
Corporation's image (enlarge). Also, note their image is flipped.
8. The Nile River
This image of the northern portion of the Nile River was captured by the
Multi-angle Imaging Spectroradiometer's (MISR's) nadir camera on January
30, 2001. Against the barren desert of northeastern Africa, the fertile
valley of the Nile River runs northward through Egypt. The city of Cairo
can be seen as a gray smudge right where the river widens into its broad
fan-shaped delta. Other cities are dotted across the green landscape,
giving it a speckled appearance. Where the Nile empties into the
Mediterranean Sea (top) the waters are swirling with color, likely a
mixture of sediment, organic matter, and possibly marine plant life.
Farther west! , the bright blue color of the water is likely
less-organically rich sediment, perhaps sand.
Multi-angle Imaging Spectroradiometer's (MISR's) nadir camera on January
30, 2001. Against the barren desert of northeastern Africa, the fertile
valley of the Nile River runs northward through Egypt. The city of Cairo
can be seen as a gray smudge right where the river widens into its broad
fan-shaped delta. Other cities are dotted across the green landscape,
giving it a speckled appearance. Where the Nile empties into the
Mediterranean Sea (top) the waters are swirling with color, likely a
mixture of sediment, organic matter, and possibly marine plant life.
Farther west! , the bright blue color of the water is likely
less-organically rich sediment, perhaps sand.
9. Earth's City Lights
This image of Earth's city lights, captured on October 19, 2000, was
created with data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP)
Operational Linescan System (OLS). The brightest areas of the Earth are the
most urbanized, but not necessarily the most populated. Cities tend to grow
along coastlines and transportation networks. The United States interstate
highway system appears as a lattice connecting the brighter dots of city
centers. In Russia, the Trans-Siberian railroad is a thin line stretching
from Moscow through the center of Asia to Vladivostok. The Nile River, from
the Aswan Dam to the Mediterranean Sea, is another bright thread through an
otherwise dark region.
created with data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP)
Operational Linescan System (OLS). The brightest areas of the Earth are the
most urbanized, but not necessarily the most populated. Cities tend to grow
along coastlines and transportation networks. The United States interstate
highway system appears as a lattice connecting the brighter dots of city
centers. In Russia, the Trans-Siberian railroad is a thin line stretching
from Moscow through the center of Asia to Vladivostok. The Nile River, from
the Aswan Dam to the Mediterranean Sea, is another bright thread through an
otherwise dark region.
10. Mount St. Helens, Washington
On a Space Station expedition, astronauts observed and captured this
detailed image of the volcano's summit caldera. In the center of the crater
sits a lava dome that is 876 feet above the crater floor and is about 3,500
feet in diameter. The dome began to form after the May 18, 1980 eruption of
Mount Saint Helens. After the eruption, there was not any dome building
eruptions for more than a decade. Afternoon lighting accents the flow
features in the volcanic and debris flows and the steep valleys eroded into
the loosely consolidated material near the summit. This picture was taken
on October 25, 2002.
detailed image of the volcano's summit caldera. In the center of the crater
sits a lava dome that is 876 feet above the crater floor and is about 3,500
feet in diameter. The dome began to form after the May 18, 1980 eruption of
Mount Saint Helens. After the eruption, there was not any dome building
eruptions for more than a decade. Afternoon lighting accents the flow
features in the volcanic and debris flows and the steep valleys eroded into
the loosely consolidated material near the summit. This picture was taken
on October 25, 2002.
11.The Great Pyramid, Giza, Egypt
This featured image is a 61-centimeter pan-sharpened image of the Great
Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, collected by QuickBird on February 2, 2002. The
Great Pyramid is estimated to have been built circa 2650 B.C., and was
erected as a tomb for the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu of the Fourth Dynasty.
Upon the completion of its construction, the Great Pyramid stood 145.75
meters (481 feet) high, and over the millennia has lost approximately 10
meters (30 feet) off the top. It stood as the tallest structure on Earth
for more than 43 centuries.
Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, collected by QuickBird on February 2, 2002. The
Great Pyramid is estimated to have been built circa 2650 B.C., and was
erected as a tomb for the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu of the Fourth Dynasty.
Upon the completion of its construction, the Great Pyramid stood 145.75
meters (481 feet) high, and over the millennia has lost approximately 10
meters (30 feet) off the top. It stood as the tallest structure on Earth
for more than 43 centuries.
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