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May 17, 2019

SMAP Sea Surface Salinity and Soil Moisture Time Lapse

May 17, 2019

SMAP Sea Surface Salinity and Soil Moisture Time Lapse

This animation shows a time lapse of sea surface salinity and soil moisture from NASAs Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite from April 2015 through February 2019.
May 16, 2019

ASTERIA Image of Los Angeles 2

May 16, 2019

ASTERIA Image of Los Angeles 2

This image of the greater Los Angeles area was taken on March 29, 2019, by ASTERIA, the Arcsecond Space Telescope Enabling Research in Astrophysics satellite. It shows a region of about 43.5 square miles with a resolution of about 100 feet per pixel.
May 16, 2019

ASTERIA Image of Los Angeles 1

May 16, 2019

ASTERIA Image of Los Angeles 1

This image of the greater Los Angeles area was taken on March 29, 2019 by ASTERIA, the Arcsecond Space Telescope Enabling Research in Astrophysics satellite. The Port of Long Beach is visible near the center of the image.
May 13, 2019

Graben on the Moon

May 13, 2019

Graben on the Moon

These graben - a kind of trench that is formed as a surface expands - were imaged near a region of the Moon called Mare Frigoris by NASAs Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).
May 13, 2019

Lobate Scarps on the Moon

May 13, 2019

Lobate Scarps on the Moon

This image of lobate scarps - a kind of curved hill - was taken near a region of the Moon called Mare Frigoris by NASAs Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).
May 13, 2019

Wrinkle Ridges on the Moon

May 13, 2019

Wrinkle Ridges on the Moon

Scientists have discovered these wrinkle ridges in a region of the Moon called Mare Frigoris. These ridges add to evidence that the Moon has an actively changing surface. This image was taken by NASAs Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).
May 13, 2019

The Moon's Mare Frigoris

May 13, 2019

The Moon's Mare Frigoris

New surface features of the Moon have been discovered in a region called Mare Frigoris. This image is a mosaic composed of many images taken by NASAs Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).
May 2, 2019

NASA's AIRS Images Cyclone Fani Before Landfall

May 2, 2019

NASA's AIRS Images Cyclone Fani Before Landfall

NASAs Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument shows Tropical Cyclone Fani just off the east coast of India in the Bay of Bengal on May 2, 2019.
April 29, 2019

Alluvial Fan, China and Mongolia

April 29, 2019

Alluvial Fan, China and Mongolia

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows on the border between Mongolia and China, southward draining ephemeral streams have carved a series of parallel channels.
April 25, 2019

NASA's AIRS Images Cyclone Kenneth over Mozambique

April 25, 2019

NASA's AIRS Images Cyclone Kenneth over Mozambique

NASAs AIRS instrument shows the temperature of clouds or the surface in and around Tropical Cyclone Kenneth as it was about to make landfall in northern Mozambique on Thursday, April 25.
April 12, 2019

NASA's ASTER Images Sabancaya Volcano

April 12, 2019

NASA's ASTER Images Sabancaya Volcano

NASAs Terra spacecraft obtained this ASTER image on April 10, 2019, of Perus Sabancaya stratovolcano.
April 1, 2019

Satellites Image Mozambique Flooding after Cyclone Idai

April 1, 2019

Satellites Image Mozambique Flooding after Cyclone Idai

The ARIA team at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory created these flood proxy maps depicting areas of Mozambique that are likely flooded as a result of Cyclone Idai.
March 28, 2019

Lake Karakul, Tajikistan

March 28, 2019

Lake Karakul, Tajikistan

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Lake Karakul in northeast Tajikistan, a hypersaline lake with no external drainage, receiving less than 3 cm precipitation per year.
March 21, 2019

MODIS Images Fireball over Bering Sea

March 21, 2019

MODIS Images Fireball over Bering Sea

NASAs MODIS instrument, aboard the Terra satellite, captured this true-color image showing the remnants of a meteors passage, seen as a dark shadow cast on thick, white clouds on Dec. 18, 2018.
March 21, 2019

MISR Images Fireball Over Bering Sea (Anaglyph)

March 21, 2019

MISR Images Fireball Over Bering Sea (Anaglyph)

This stereo anaglyph combines two views from the MISR instrument, aboard NASAs Terra satellite, which captured a bright meteor explosion over the Bering Sea on December 18, 2018.
March 21, 2019

MISR Images Fireball Over Bering Sea

March 21, 2019

MISR Images Fireball Over Bering Sea

This image sequence shows views from five of nine cameras on the MISR instrument, onboard NASAs Terra satellite, a few minutes after a bright meteor exploded over the Bering Sea on Dec. 18, 2018.
March 14, 2019

Atlantic Ocean Road, Norway

March 14, 2019

Atlantic Ocean Road, Norway

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the Atlantic Ocean Road, an 8.3 kilometer road that runs through an archipelago in Eide and Averoy in More of Romsdal, Norway.
February 21, 2019

Potrillo Volcanic Field, New Mexico

February 21, 2019

Potrillo Volcanic Field, New Mexico

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the Potrillo volcanic field, located on the Rio Grande Rift in southern New Mexico.
February 7, 2019

Luxor, Egypt

February 7, 2019

Luxor, Egypt

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Luxor, a city in Upper Egypt, along the Nile. It is the site of the ancient Egyptian city of Waset, known to the Greeks as Thebes.
February 6, 2019

NASA's ASTER Shows Brazilian City After Dam Disaster

February 6, 2019

NASA's ASTER Shows Brazilian City After Dam Disaster

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the after image, acquired Feb. 1, 2019, of a dam burst at a Brazilian iron ore mine.
January 31, 2019

AIRS Captures Polar Vortex

January 31, 2019

AIRS Captures Polar Vortex

NASAs Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument captures a polar vortex moving from Central Canada into the U.S. Midwest from January 20 through January 29, 2019.
January 23, 2019

October Revolution Island, Russia

January 23, 2019

October Revolution Island, Russia

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Severnaya Zemlya, an archipelago in the Russian high Arctic. It was first charted in 1930.
January 8, 2019

Boeing Plant, Everett WA

January 8, 2019

Boeing Plant, Everett WA

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the largest building in the world located at the Boeing factory in Everett, Washington.
December 21, 2018

ASTER Global Mosaic

December 21, 2018

ASTER Global Mosaic

This mosaic was created from thumbnail browse images of data from NASAs Terra spacecraft.
December 4, 2018

St. Croix, US Virgin Islands

December 4, 2018

St. Croix, US Virgin Islands

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Saint Croix, a district of the U.S. Virgin Islands, in the Caribbean Sea.
December 3, 2018

NASA's ASTER Captures Lava Flow, Ash from Guatemala Volcano

December 3, 2018

NASA's ASTER Captures Lava Flow, Ash from Guatemala Volcano

NASAs Terra spacecraft obtained this ASTER image of Guatemalas Fuego volcano on Nov. 24, 2018, following a recent eruption.
November 19, 2018

Updated ARIA Map of CA Camp Fire Damage

November 19, 2018

Updated ARIA Map of CA Camp Fire Damage

The ARIA team at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory created this updated Damage Proxy Map (DPM) image depicting areas of Northern California that are likely damaged as a result of the Camp Fire.
November 13, 2018

Carajas Mine, Brazil

November 13, 2018

Carajas Mine, Brazil

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the Carajas Mine, the largest open-pit iron ore mine in the world. It is located in the state of Para, northern Brazil.
November 12, 2018

NASA's MISR Sees California's Woolsey Fire From Space

November 12, 2018

NASA's MISR Sees California's Woolsey Fire From Space

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the Woolsey Fire in southern California on Nov. 11, 2018. The Woolsey Fire had charred more than 90,000 acres as of Nov. 12, 2018, and was 20-percent contained at that time.
November 12, 2018

NASA's MISR Captures 3D Image of Smoke from California's Woolsey Fire

November 12, 2018

NASA's MISR Captures 3D Image of Smoke from California's Woolsey Fire

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows a three-dimensional view of the Woolsey Fire in southern California on Nov. 11, 2018.
November 12, 2018

NASA's ARIA Maps California Fire Damage

November 12, 2018

NASA's ARIA Maps California Fire Damage

The ARIA team at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory created these Damage Proxy Map (DPM) images depicting areas in Southern and Northern California that are likely damaged by the Woolsey and Camp Fires.
November 2, 2018

NASA's ASTER Captures Piton de la Fournaise Eruption

November 2, 2018

NASA's ASTER Captures Piton de la Fournaise Eruption

NASAs Terra spacecraft obtained this ASTER image of an eruption from Piton de la Fournaise volcano on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean. The background image was acquired July 16, 2018, and the thermal image on November 1, 2018.

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