A smooth, broad bend separates mountains and plains on the edge of the Rocky Mountains.
Published Aug 10, 2015
Acquired November 17, 2009, this true-color image shows snow nearly covering the northeastern quadrant of Colorado and stretching into neighboring states.
Published Nov 18, 2009
The Caucasus Mountains form a long (more than 1200 kilometers) and steep spine connecting the Black Sea to the Caspian. Mt. Elbrus, the summit of the Caucasus Mountains, is located in southern Russia just north of the Georgian border, and is distinguished as Europe’s highest peak (5642 m). Elbrus is also an ancient volcano, although it has not erupted for nearly 2000 years. Elbrus’s profile comprises two volcanic peaks (East and West). They are popular trekking and mountain climbing destinations—the saddle between them provides access to the region. In mid-September, the Russian and American crew aboard the International Space Station viewed Mt. Elbrus’s glaciated landscape as part of a study by Russian glaciologists. Elbrus is located west of the recent glacier slide on Mt. Kazbek, another giant peak in the Caucasus Mountains.
Published Nov 10, 2002
An astronaut captured this view of the Front Range, the San Juan Mountains, and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
Published Jan 12, 2020
Fall color highlights the rugged topography of the Caucasus Mountain Ranges and surrounding lowlands on November 9, 2008.
Published Nov 11, 2008
A pair of images from the MODIS sensor on NASA’s Terra satellite shows Denver and the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains before and after a spring snow storm blanketed the area in white on March 27, 2009.
Published Mar 30, 2009
Acquired November 13, 2002, this false-color image shows part of the Ouachita Mountains in southeastern Oklahoma.
Published Oct 24, 2010
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