Above: Southern Africa and the surrounding oceans in a composite image captured by six orbits of the NASA/NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership spacecraft on April 9, 2015. Tropical Cyclone Joalane can be seen over the Indian Ocean. Credit: Ocean Biology Processing Group at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA has released some incredible imagery of our home planet in celebration of this year’s Earth Day, April 22. Take a look at these breathtaking images for a rare and awe-inspiring look at the world we live on!
Sea Ice Off East Antarctica’s Princess Astrid Coast. Credit: NASA/Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response
NASA’s Terra satellite captured the March 20, 2015 solar eclipse’s shadow over clouds in the Arctic Ocean. Credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team
Space Station Flyover of Gulf of Aden and Horn of Africa. Credit: NASA/ESA/Samantha Cristoforetti
The northeastern United States on Jan. 28, 2015, following intense winter weather in New England and the surrounding area. Credit: NASA
Sea Around the Pribilof Islands. The Pribilofs are surrounded by nutrient-rich waters and microscopic phytoplankton in the Bering Sea. Credit: NASA/Landsat 8
Egmont National Park in New Zealand. Credit: NASA/USGS
Aurora captured from the ISS. Credit: NASA/ESA/Alexander Gerst
Retreat of Yakutat Glacier in Alaska. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory image by Robert Simmon
Iberian Peninsula at Night. Credit: NASA
Windswept Valleys in Northern Africa captured from the ISS. Credit: Alexander Gerst/ESA/NASA
Island of Hawaii From the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/ESA/Samantha Cristoforetti