Acquired November 13, 2002, this false-color image shows part of the Ouachita Mountains in southeastern Oklahoma.
Published Oct 24, 2010
The Anti-Atlas Mountains of northern Africa and the nearby Atlas mountains were created by the prolonged collision of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates, beginning about 80 million years ago.
Published Feb 10, 2002
The red and orange tones of autumn had faded to brown in the mountains of New York and Vermont when this true color image was taken on November 8, 2009. The contrast between the green and gold valleys and brown mountains help reveal the unique geography of the region.
Published Nov 14, 2009
The margin of northwestern Africa is outlined by the rugged topography of the Atlas Mountains. Inland from the coastal nation Morocco, the southwest-northeast ridges of the Atlas became more widely spaced. Along the border with Algeria (the area shown here), wide basins interrupt the ridges; these basins are repositories of sediments that have accumulated over millions of years into rock layers that are thousands of meters deep.
Published Aug 10, 2007
Westerly winds from the Atlantic Ocean carry moisture into the region, but the Atlas Mountains act as a weather barrier between coastal grasslands and wetlands and the Sahara Desert.
Published Mar 17, 2019
Water shaped the unique landscape of southeast China’s Guangxi Province.
Published May 4, 2014
Among the oldest mountains in the world, the Appalachian chain is now relatively low but visually striking.
Published Jan 7, 2013
The Aïr Mountains stand out, aesthetically and geologically, from the surrounding low-lying plains to support unique wildlife.
Published Dec 22, 2018
The mountains of northeastern Oman are high and dry, but millions of years ago, they were underneath an ocean.
Published Apr 1, 2012
