Latest Images of the Earth
![]() Hyderabad, India13 April 2018The Copernicus Sentinel-2A satellite takes us over southern India to the capital of Telangana: Hyderabad in this image of 14 May 2017. ![]() Sahara dust storm, Egypt10 April 2018 Proba-V caught a glimpse of the dust when it crossed the Mediterranean, north of the Nile delta (red colour) in Egypt, as illustrated by this 333m false-colour image of 25 March 2018. ![]() Lake Baikal, Siberia06 April 2018The Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite takes us over southern Siberia in this image from 14 March 2018 and shows the world's largest freshwater lake: Lake Baikal. ![]() Vienna, Austria03 April 2018 This week's Proba-V image, acquired in August 2017, depicts the city of Vienna, Austria, which is split in two by the mighty and meandering Danube River. ![]() Egg Island, Bahamas30 March 2018The image, which Sentinel-2B captured on 02 February 2018, shows the sharp contrast between the beautiful shallow turquoise waters to the southwest and the deeper darker Atlantic waters to the northeast. Ripples of sand waves created by currents stand out in the shallow waters. ![]() 20 years of global vegetation monitoring27 March 2018 The SPOT-4 spacecraft was launched on 24 March 1998, just over 20 years ago. This week's image celebrates this anniversary, by taking us back to the very first global, 10-daily synthesis (S10) of 1-10 April 1998. |
Earth Watching
The Earth Watching project is an ESA/ESRIN service to help local authorities and to promote the benefits of remote sensing data during emergencies, sending images and articles to newspapers, magazines and TV stations. The Earth Watching website features not only imagery of natural disasters, but also promotes various satellite remote sensing applications through images and articles. Some examples are shown in the special events part of the website. |
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