NASA releases 3 million photos of Earth

Updated

NASA has been capturing incredible images of Earth's surface since 1999. Using Japan's Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) aboard its Terra spacecraft, it has explored 99 per cent of the planet's surface.

The agency has now released nearly 3 million images from their database, as well as a smaller selection on the ASTER website, to the public.

We've saved you the searching and dug up some of the best colour-enhanced photos.

The Andes Mountains, Chile/Bolivia

McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

Manaus, Brazil

Eruption of Mount Etna, Italy

Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia

Gosse Bluff, Australia

Lena River, Russia

North Korea drought (2002 v 2015)

Dagze Lake, Tibet

Topics: astronomy-space, science-and-technology, united-states, japan

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