PIX4675227: The Moon above the Earth's Atmosphere - Last crescent moon above the atmosphere - The new moon observed from Space Shuttle Columbia on 25 October 1992. New moon above Earth's atmosphere is featured in this view, photographed by an astronaut in the space shuttle Columbia on october 25 1992 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4675459: Great Barrier Reef in Australia from satellite - The Great Barrier Reef in Australia from satellite - The world's largest coral reef that extends off Queensland, Australia, seen by Envisat satellite on 18 May 2008. This Envisat satellite image features one of the natural wonders of the world - the Great Barrier Reef in the Coral Sea off the east coast of Queensland, Australia. Australian researchers have discovered that Envisat's Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) sensor can detect coral bleaching down to 10 m deep. This means Envisat could potentially map coral bleaching on a global scale. MERIS acquired this image on 18 May 2008, working in Full Resolution mode to yield a spatial resolution of 300 m / Bridgeman Images
PIX4675330: Earth's Atmosphere and Sunset 06/2007 - Earth's atmosphere and a setting sun 06/2007 - Earth's atmosphere and sunset seen from the International Space Station on June 3, 2007. Earth's atmosphere and a setting sun photographed from the International Space Station. June 03 2007 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4675471: Great Barrier Reef in Australia from satellite - The Great Barrier Reef in Australia from satellite - The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef in the world, extending over 2000 km off Queensland, Australia. Satellite image obtained by Terra satellite on 8 August 2004. The Great Barrier Reef arches over 2000 kilometers along the northeast coast of Australia. The white calcium carbonate that coats the coral reflects light, making the water above the reef appear bright blue from space. This phenomenon allows the reef to be visible in satellite images, such as this one, acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Nasa's Terra satellite on August 8, 2004 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4675495: Great Barrier Reef in Australia from satellite - The Great Barrier Reef in Australia from satellite - The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef in the world, extending over 2000 km off Queensland, Australia. Satellite image obtained by Aqua satellite on August 9, 2011. The Great Barrier Reef arches over 2000 kilometers along the northeast coast of Australia. Image acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite on August 9, 2011 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4675529: Cloudy front and Aitutaki Atoll - Cook Islands - Cloud front and Aitutaki Island - Cook islands - A cloudy front approaches Aitutaki Island (approximately 17 km), a tourist atoll of the Cook Islands archipelago in the South Pacific. Image obtained in May 2004 from the International Space Station (ISS). A cloud front is approaching the atoll Aitutaki (about 17 km), a toutistic island of Cook islands in the south Pacific ocean. Astronaut photograph taken from the International Space Station (ISS) in May 2004 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4675641: Christchurch and the Peninsula of Banks (New Zealand) from space - Christchurch and Banks Peninsula, New Zealand - The Peninsula of Banks and the City of Christchurch seen from the International Space Station (ISS) on August 15, 2006. The Banks Peninsula is an ancient erode volcano forming a peninsula on the east coast of the South Island. Oblique view (the photograph was taken from a side angle) of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. Snow highlights the peaks of the Banks Peninsula to the southeast of the city. The peninsula has a radically different landscape compared to the adjoining, flat Canterbury Plains, where Christchurch (gray patch to the north) is located. The Banks Peninsula is formed from the overlapping cones of the extinct Lyttelton and Akaroa volcanoes. Subsequent erosion of the cones formed the heavily dissected terrain visible in the image, and sea level rise led to the creation of several harbors around the Peninsula. Erosion continues unabated today, as evidenced by the apron of greenish blue, sediment - laden waters surrounding the Banks Peninsula. Other interesting features in the image include the braided Waimakariri River to the north - northwest of the city, and the greenish brown waters of Lake Ellesmere at image left. The coloration of the water is due both to its shallow depth (1.4 meters on average) and its high concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus, which fertilizes the growth of large amounts of green algae / Bridgeman Images
PIX4675668: Eruption of Rabaul volcano in Papua New Guinea, New Guinea - Rabaul eruption in Papua New Guinea - View from space shuttle Discovery of the smoke plume from Rabaul volcano, 19/09/1994. This volcano is located in New Britain, the island of the Bismarck Archipelago in Papua, off New Guinee. View of the Rabaul eruption, located east end of New Britain (island of Bismarck archipelago off the northeastern coast of New Guinea) from the STS - 64 Space Shuttle Discovery on September 19 1994 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4675372: Atmosphere of the Earth - 07/2009 - Earth's atmosphere - 07/2009 - Earth's atmosphere seen from space shuttle Endeavour on 29 July 2009. Layers of Earth's atmosphere, brightly colored as the sun sets, are featured in this image photographed by a STS - 127 crew member on the Earth - orbiting Space Shuttle Endeavour. 29 July 2009 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4675507: Bora - Bora view of space - Bora Bora seen from space - Bora - Bora in French Polynesia observed from the international space station on 13/09/2003. The island of Bora Bora in the South Pacific is featured in this image taken by an Expedition 7 crewmember onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Sep 13 200 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4675619: Grande Terre, New Caledonia, view from space - Grande Terre, New Caledonia, seen from space - In July 2008, UNESCO added 27 places to the World Heritage List. The lagoons of New Caledonia are one of them. Satellite image centered on the island of Balabio and Grande-Terre obtained by the Landsat-7 satellite on 10 May 2001. In July 2008, UNESCO added 27 new areas to its list of World Heritage sites. One of those areas included the lagoons of New Caledonia. Some 1,200 kilometers (750 miles) east of Australia, this English - governed archipelago contains the world's third - largest coral reef structure. The coral reefs enclose the waters near the islands in shallow lagoons of impressive biodiversity. On May 10, 2001, the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus on Nasa's Landsat 7 satellite captured this image of Ile Balabio, off the northern tip of Grande Terra, New Caledonia's main island. In this natural - color image, the islands appear in shades of green and brown - - mixtures of vegetation and bare ground. The surrounding waters range in color from pale aquamarine to deep blue, and the color differences result from varying depths. Over coral reef ridges and sand bars, the water is shallowest and palest in color. Darker shades of blue characterize deeper waters. Reef - enclosed, shallow waters surround Ile Balabio, and a larger, semi-enclosed lagoon appears immediately east of that island. Immediately north of Grande Terra, unenclosed, deeper waters predominate / Bridgeman Images
PIX4675677: Tahiti view from space - Tahiti seen from space - Tahiti, the largest island in French Polynesia, seen by the Landsat satellite - 7 on 11 July 2001. The Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus on the Landsat 7 satellite captured this natural - color image of Tahiti on July 11, 2001. This island is part of a volcanic chain formed by the northwestward movement of the Pacific Plate over a fixed hotspot. Tahiti consists of two old volcanoes - - Tahiti - Nui in the northwest and Tahiti - Iti in the southeast - - linked by an isthmus / Bridgeman Images
PIX4675695: Tahaa and Raiatea - French Polynesia - Taha'a & Ra'i tea - French Polynesia - The islands of Tahaa and Raiatea in French Polynesia observed from the International Space Station on August 2, 2017. The islands of Tahaa and Raiatea in the South Pacific are featured in this image taken by an Expedition 52 crewmember onboard the International Space Station (ISS). August 2 2017 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4676015: Chuquicamata Copper Mine - Chile - Chuquicamata Mine - Chile: The Chuquicamata Mine in Chile is the largest open-air copper mine in the world. Located in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile 15 km from the city of Calama, this mine alone contains 13% of the world's copper reserves. Image taken from the International Space Station (ISS) on December 9, 2009. This open-pit copper mine is one of the largest ones in the world. Astronaut photograph was acquired on December 9 2009 from the International Space Station (ISS) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4676142: Laguna Cejar - Desert d'Atacama - Chile - Cejar Lagoon - Chile - Reflections on Laguna Cejar, a dirty water hole located about 20 km from San Pedro de Atacama. August 2014. Salar de Atacama's Cejar Lagoon is a giant sinkhole, the dark blue is actually super deep water. It has a salt concentration that ranges from 5 to 28%, producing at the higher end of the range an effect of floating like the Dead Sea / Bridgeman Images
PIX4675871: Amazon river seen from space - Amazon river seen from space - Amazon river flows through Peru and Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean. Mosaic of images obtained by the Terra satellite. Amazon River crossing south america from Peru to Atlantic ocean. Images taken by Terra satellite / Bridgeman Images
PIX4676164: Laguna Verde - Atacama Desert - Chile: Star sky above Laguna Verde, a dirty lake situated at 4200 metres above sea level. August 2014. Laguna Verde, a salt lake at 4350m in Chile. It's quite close to the highest volcano in the world, Ojos del Salado. The color of the lake comes from algae that live in it. On the right the Milky Way sets, while on the left the mighty zodiacal light becomes even stronger / Bridgeman Images