The beauty of Earth seen from above 🧵
1. Looking down into a volcanic eruption
1. Looking down into a volcanic eruption
2. Rainbow from a plane
Rainbows are caused by the reflection, refraction, and dispersion of sunlight in water droplets, resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky.
"Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life." (Lord Byron)
Rainbows are caused by the reflection, refraction, and dispersion of sunlight in water droplets, resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky.
"Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life." (Lord Byron)
3. A sunset as seen above the clouds
4. Aerial view of an uncontacted Amazon Tribe
5. Earth at night seen from space
6. Aerial view of Venice, Italy
7. The biggest volcanic eruption ever observed from space was documented by two satellites on January 15, 2022
8. Mount Fuji seen from the ISS
9. The view from the window seat returning to Earth from space captured by astronaut Mike Hopkins.
10. Barcelona, day and night
11. A lonesome cloud roaming the endless sky
12. The Nazca Lines in Peru are a collection of about 700 massive geoglyphs etched into the desert floor between 500 BC and 500 AD by removing the top layer of soil to reveal lighter earth beneath.
Due to their size, most of these figures can only be fully seen from above.
Due to their size, most of these figures can only be fully seen from above.
13. This is the Nile River seen from space
The Nile, Africa’s longest river, has long been considered the longest in the world.
Some research, however, suggests the Amazon River might actually be longer.
The Nile, Africa’s longest river, has long been considered the longest in the world.
Some research, however, suggests the Amazon River might actually be longer.
14. Vince Tonk melted his drone to get the perfect shot of a volcanic eruption
15. In Chile’s Atacama Desert, the Atacama Giant reaches a height of 119 meters, making it the largest known prehistoric anthropomorphic geoglyph.
It likely acted as a lunar-based calendar, helping to track days, seasons, and agricultural cycles.
It likely acted as a lunar-based calendar, helping to track days, seasons, and agricultural cycles.
16. Paraglider Yanis Terzis captures a close-up aerial view of one of the ancient pyramids of Giza
17. Stretching more than 1,400 miles, the Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system.
This natural wonder can be seen from outer space. Photo by Dave Wilcock.
This natural wonder can be seen from outer space. Photo by Dave Wilcock.
18. Colorful foliage captured by a drone flying above northern Utah's Ogden Valley
19. A solar eclipse from space
Jon Carmichael spent years planning the perfect solar eclipse photo...
In 2017, he flew from Portland to St. Louis and captured it from 39,000 feet.
Jon Carmichael spent years planning the perfect solar eclipse photo...
In 2017, he flew from Portland to St. Louis and captured it from 39,000 feet.
20. The aurora seen from the space station
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