The best satellite photo 2012

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/