[1stPickSites] (07/06/06) Earth from Space

Earth from Space

http://earth.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/efs/

Today's site, from the folks at NASA, presents some of the most
breathtaking images of earth from the Space Shuttle collection.
Readers from all over the word should find any number of stunning
photographs of particular interest to them.

"The NASA Space Shuttle Earth Observations Photography database
of images is a national treasure. ... We are publishing these
selected photos and related captions on the Internet to provide a
glimpse of this national treasure to the public. This database
was compiled by our staff to illustrate some very interesting
Earth features and processes, including cities as seen by our
Astronauts from space." - from the website

The images can be searched in a variety of ways, including the
convenient clickable map. Photos are available in three
resolutions and offer a
detailed caption describing the notable aspects of the image.
Among the searchable categories are Cities, Earth's Water
Habitats and Earth
Landscapes, with distinctive features such as volcanoes and
faults like the Great Eastern Rift Valley in Africa, a major
fissure in the Earths
surface. Selecting "Africa" in the Geographical Regions section
will bring up the famous image of earth from the 1972 Apollo 17
mission. 


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