Photograph taken from the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1983 shows the Manicouagan impact crater in northern Canada.

Composite of over 200 images made by satellites orbiting the Earth reveals the U.S. at night, lit up by city lights.

Composite of hundreds of pictures made by the orbiting DMSP satellites reveals the Earth as it looks by night, illuminated by city lights.

Image taken by the STS-41G crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger reveals the Richat Structure in the Sahara Desert of Mauritania.

Image taken from the orbiting Terra spacecraft offers a bird's eye view of the north pole ice cap. Includes a superimposed radial grid.

View the orbiting Polar satellite's picture of the Earth in W-rays, taken in March 1996. Learn about the source of the x-ray glow.

View photos of the Earth taken from orbit and images of the satellites conducting NASA's observations.

Get glimpses of the planet's satellite views, weather patterns, and sea-surface temperatures. Explore related topics.

See individual photos and mosaic images of the Earth taken from orbit, including cities, countries and geological formations.

Features satellite photos of cities of Washington, Miami, Pittsburgh, Miami, Chicago and San Diego, as well as other American locations.

Locate meteorological images in this archive of satellite data gathered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

View highlights from this archive of detailed satellite images of the Earth, or locate a particular geographic spot of interest.

See NASA satellite scans of the Earth's surface created using radar. Select locations of interest from the world map.