Earth as Art: Stunning New Images From Space

4. Earth as Art: Stunning New Images From Space

November 16

Earth is truly beautiful when viewed from space. But add some false color produced by satellite sensors, and it becomes hard to limit a gallery to 20 images (in fact ours has 22). These pictures, taken by the U.S. Geological Survey's Landsat 5 and Landsat 7 satellites, are so amazing that we ran them across the full width of the site. If you ever need new wallpaper for your desktop, these images are hard to beat.

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Image: USGS

Earth as Art: Stunning New Images From Space

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