Laguna Ojo de Liebre, a lagoon on the Baja California Peninsula, is a whale sanctuary and the site of one of the largest saltworks in the world.
Published Apr 25, 2022Astronaut Andrew Morgan used a fisheye lens to capture the intersection of two continents.
Published Mar 7, 2021This image from late November 2011 shows dust plumes blowing off mainland Mexico and Baja California.
Published Nov 28, 2011Fishing is an integral part of the economy for this region, which also attracts whales and tourists.
Published Sep 8, 2019By early May 2022, nearly a quarter million acres had burned in New Mexico, almost double the annual total of 2021.
Published May 3, 2022Two volcanic calderas dominate Nicaragua’s Chiltepe Peninsula, not far from Managua.
Published Feb 3, 2014Acquired September 18, 2009, this true-color image of Laguna Ojo de Liebre on Baja California shows the margins of industrialized salt works in the east and a famed marine mammal wintering site in the west.
Published Sep 27, 2009Approximately 19,000 manmade objects larger than 10 centimeters orbit the Earth. These images, based on models, show the distribution of orbital debris around Earth.
Published Sep 12, 2009