Over the past few years at the end of the year holds its annual DigitalGlobe satellite image contest. Their experts combed the vast archives of its three satellites (QuickBird, WorldView-1 and WorldView-2) and selected the finalists of this year in the competition "The best satellite image of the Year 2012» .
1. Italy 04/02/12 - tourist liner Costa Konkordiya
2. Japan 9/20/12 - Mount Fudzi
3. Easter in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City. 4/08/12
4. Northern England 09/06/12 - drawing on the ground, known as "The Lady of the North"
5. Antarctica 1/27/12 - Rift in ldu
6. Homs, Syria 2/15/12 - Fire on truboprovode
7. New Mexico 9/20/12 - transportation space shuttle "Endeavour" on the roof of the Boeing 747
8. London, UK 7/23/12 - Olympic derevnya
9. Chile 10/14/12 - the largest open copper mine Chukikamata
10. Chile 04/02/12 - Andes volcanic chain Puntiagudo-Cordón Senisos
11. Sandupin, China 01/08/12 - dam "Three Gorges» .
12. Monte Carlo, Monaco 9/22/12 - annual yacht shou
13. Tokyo, Japan 04/07/12 - Sky Tree - the tallest tower in Azii
14. Nevada 8/28/12 - Festival Burning Man
Source:
mirfactov.com/