The “Mountain of Sulfur” rises from the desert in north-central Iran.
Published Sep 26, 2015
Acquired July 27, 2001, this natural-color image shows part of Wadi Rum, a protected desert landscape in Jordan.
Published Apr 3, 2011
Explosive urban growth is documented in this pair of images of Tehran from 1985 and 2009.
Published Nov 20, 2009
Acquired January 5, 2004, this natural-color image shows Persepolis and the surrounding landscape, with flat, cultivated land in the west and rugged mountains in the east.
Published Jun 19, 2010
Acquired May 14, 2009, this natural-color image shows Soccer City, a stadium in Soweto, and its surroundings.
Published Jun 11, 2010
Acquired January 12, 2013, this image shows dust over Iran, Pakistan, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Gulf of Oman.
Published Jan 14, 2013
The mountains around the town of Barberton, South Africa, are rich in both history and prehistory. Referred to as the Barberton Greenstone, these mountains derive their name from their greenish hue, and they comprise what may be the world’s best-known greenstone belt.
Published Nov 23, 2008
Resembling a work of art, this Landsat image of fall colors in the mountains of central Pennsylvania illustrates both the yearly cycle of change in forests and fields and the slow shaping of a landscape over millions of years.
Published Dec 3, 2008
he difference between poplar plantations and native vegetation is illustrated in this pair of satellite images, collected by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA’s Terra satellite on August 27, 2006.
Published Dec 10, 2006
