Acquired June 4, 2010, this natural-color image shows the Caspian Sea and the varied land surfaces surrounding it.
Published Jun 12, 2010
This view shows the sun reflecting off the surface waters that surround the spit that defines the Zaliv Kara-Bogaz-Gol from the open Caspian Sea. The sunglint reveals the flow of fresher water through the spit channel and into the bay.
Published Jul 14, 2002
Multiple factors likely contribute to the formation of ice on the northern Caspian Sea.
Published Mar 30, 2013
Salt and algae color the landscape and water around this marsh that lies below global sea level.
Published Jun 11, 2012
On May 18, 2014, the Aqua satellite captured this image of dust blowing over southeastern Russia.
Published May 21, 2014
The arrow-shaped island in the Aral Sea used to be a 35-kilometer-long visual marker, indicating the Aral Sea to astronauts. An image from the present International Space Station increment shows how much the coastline has changed as the sea level has dropped during the last three decades.
Published Aug 15, 2005
The inland sea in Central Asia has a host of distinctive features along its shores.
Published Oct 24, 2016
Freshened surface water and abundant nutrients lead to an explosion of algae in the inland sea.
Published May 31, 2015
