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The Gannet Oil Leak: As seen by COSMO-SkyMed
8 Sept 2025
This COSMO-SkyMed satellite image, acquired on 19 August 2011, captures an oil spill in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland.
Surtsey Island, Iceland: As seen by QuickBird-2
8 Sept 2025
This QuickBird-2 satellite image, from 7 August 2002, shows Surtsey Island in Iceland.
Krenitsyn Volcano, Russia: As seen by KOMPSAT-2
8 Sept 2025
This KOMPSAT-2 satellite image, acquired on 21 June 2009, shows Krenitsyn Volcano, in Russia.
Lake Neuchâtel, Switzerland: As seen by IRS-1C
8 Sept 2025
This IRS-1C image, acquired by the PAN instrument on 23 September 2000, shows the northeast part of Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland
Groningen, the Netherlands: As seen by PlanetScope
8 Sept 2025
This PlanetScope satellite image, acquired on 26 March 2020, shows part of Groningen Province in the Netherlands.
ESA MAAP - Unlocking the potential of Earth observation data
4 Sept 2025
ESA's Multi-mission Algorithm and Analysis Platform (MAAP) is transforming how users discover, access, and analyse Earth observation data.
Third Party Missions - Empowering commercial innovation in Earth observation
4 Sept 2025
ESA's Third Party Missions programme promotes the availability of Earth observation data from established and emerging international data providers. The programme contains more than 60 missions, which provide data from domains such as thermal infrared, atmospheric composition analysis, radio frequency, hyperspectral, multispectral, and SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar).
Heritage missions - Preserving the past to understand the present and shape the future
4 Sept 2025
Heritage missions - Preserving the past to understand the present and shape the future
Earth Explorers - Helping us better understand our home
4 Sept 2025
ESA's Earth Explorers are research missions dedicated to monitoring aspects of Earth's system, such as the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, Earth's interior, and climate.
Gambia River, The Gambia: As seen by ALOS-1
3 Sept 2025
This ALOS-1 PRISM panchromatic image, acquired on 4 December 2006, shows a section of the Gambia River in West Africa
Fiheranana and Manandana Rivers, Madagascar: As seen by ALOS-1
3 Sept 2025
This ALOS-1 PRISM panchromatic image, acquired on 24 December 2006, shows the Fiheranana and Manandona Rivers in southwestern Madagascar.
Spitsbergen, Norway: As seen by RADARSAT-2
3 Sept 2025
This RADARSAT-2 satellite image shows part of Spitsbergen, an island in the Svalbard archipelago, on 22 March 2014.
Mallorca, Spain: As seen by PlanetScope
3 Sept 2025
This PlanetScope image from 28 July 2017 shows the Bay of Pollença at Mallorca.
Corsica, France: As seen by ALOS-1
3 Sept 2025
This ALOS-1 PRISM panchromatic image, acquired on 4 May 2009, covers southern Corsica and its surrounding areas.
Crete, Greece: As seen by Pléiades
3 Sept 2025
This Pléiades satellite image shows the easternmost part of Crete on 7 October 2013.
Sicily, Italy: As seen by IRS-1C
3 Sept 2025
This IRS-1C satellite image was acquired on 10 May 1997 and shows part of Sicily's west coast.
London boroughs, United Kingdom: As seen by GEOSAT-2
3 Sept 2025
This GEOSAT-2 satellite image shows part of London in the United Kingdom, on 28 March 2020.
Bornholm Island, Denmark: As seen by COSMO-SkyMed
2 Sept 2025
This COSMO-SkyMed radar image, acquired on 8 October 2020, shows the northern-most part of Bornholm Island.
Biscayne Bay, Miami, USA: As seen by SkySat
2 Sept 2025
This multispectral SkySat image shows Biscayne Bay in Miami on 19 February 2019.