The magic of satellite images of the Earth

Not every man became the lucky ones who were lucky to go into space and see their home planet in all its glory. However, there are orbiting satellites, which we can imagine ourselves astronauts, the land in question.

Sputnik «Landsat 5" has been in orbit for nearly 29 years, although its operation has been calculated only three years with the tail. Periodic failures did not prevent the satellite to become one of the champions. For a complete review of the world it needs 16 days. In total, «Landsat 5" circled the Earth more than 150 thousand times, making more than 2, 5 million images. We are offering the most interesting pictures taken them during this long period of work.

Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar.





Mount Elgon, Uganda.



Belcher Islands, Canada.



Compare Las Vegas. 1989 VS 2009.



Lake Erie, the boundary of the United States and Canada.



The confluence of the Wabash River in Ohio during the flood (top) and after (bottom photo).



Painted Desert, Arizona.



Governorate of Dhofar, Oman.



Desert Erg Guidi Algeria.



Rhodes Island, Greece.



Consequences of tornadoes in Massachusetts.



New England, USA. After Hurricane Irene.



Lake Eyre, Australia.



Okavango River, Botswana.