11 photos of the Earth's phenomenal

1. Coast of Sri Lanka, December 26, 2004

The ocean recedes to 400 meters on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, 5 minutes before the devastating tsunami.

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Circulating water continues to divide the coast, after a huge wall of water struck the coast.



2. Alluvial fan, Xinjiang province, China
Photo taken on May 2, 2002, shows a debris cone area of ​​3469.58 km2, which formed the southern border of Taklimakan Desert in China. It generates a stream of water, which forms canyons. Ultimately canyons closed triangle formed precipitate and the active and idle channels. (Blue left currently active).



3. The retreating glaciers in the Bhutan Himalayas
Beautiful, but a clear sign that glaciers are slowly melting due to global warming. It is easy to see the end of most glacial valleys, turning the water to form a lake. This trend has been seen only in the last few decades.



4. Hurricane "Isabel", 2003

This terrible picture "Isabel" was taken to the ISS in 2003. and illustrates the immense size of the hurricane's eye. This hurricane was the deadliest for 2003 - the wind speed reached 165 miles per hour.



5. The east coast of Greenland, 21 August 2003

Recursive coastline of Greenland and its many fjords. White spots on the water - ice is derived from a deep fjords and rising like a bubble to the surface, covering most of the islands.



6. Northern Lights "Aurora"

Photography, striking, and is similar to the natural phenomenon known as the aurora borealis. Taken on board the space shuttle "Atlantis" after 117 flight.



7. The total solar eclipse (seen from space) 1999

August 11, 1999. Space station "Mir". The shadow of the moon covers part of earth. This shadow raced across the Earth at a speed of 2000 km / h.



8. Egmont National Park, New Zealand

Last Egmont volcano erupted in 1755 and is now located in the heart of the National Park. The radius of burnt forest is 9, 5 km from the highest point of the volcano. The photo was taken in April 2002. shatlle on "Atlantis."



9. The eruption of Mount Etna, October 2001

The photo was taken on the ISS in 2001, violent eruptions of Mount Etna in Sicily, which produced ash cloud stretching to Libya. Painted smoke was produced by moving lava ignites nearby forests.



10. Structure Richat Mauritania

At first we thought it was a crater formed by the impact of a meteorite because of its roundness. But now suppose that it is the dome of the rock, eroded for many years. Photo based on the effect of heat emission, and is made on the radiometer October 7, 2000



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