Earth from Space: Astronauts' Views of the Home Planet
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Earth From Space is the NASA Space Shuttle Earth Observations Photography Database of Images.These selected photos with related captions provide amazing images of earth taken from space. See how the Egyptian pyramids look from space, view deforestation in Brazil and smog across New York. Use the “Clickable Map” to see images of the earth taken from space. By clicking on any state, country or continent, you have access to numerous images of distinctive geographic features such as rivers, lakes, mountains and waterfalls and manmade features including highways, cities and bridges. Other search options include searching by cities,earth landscapes, hurricanes and weather, earth’s water habitats, and geographic regions. Each image is available in three resolutions and includes cataloging data and a caption.
