This oblique Expedition 35 image from the International Space Station shows parts of Mexico, California and Nevada. The Los Angeles Basin can be easily delineated at left center. If the nomenclature for the body of water in the upper right quadrant of the image were the subject of a trivia question, the answer might be "all the above," as it is recognized by a number of names.
This detailed photo, taken by one of the Expedition 35 crew members aboard the Earth-orbiting International Space Station, features the metropolitan areas of San Diego, California, USA; and Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
The sun is about to come up over the South Pacific Ocean in this colorful scene photographed by one of the Expedition 35 crew members aboard the Earth-orbiting International Space Station between 4 and 5 a.m. local time, May 5, 2013.
The space station was at a point above Earth located at 27.4 degrees south latitude and 110.1 degrees west longitude, a few hundred miles east of Easter Island.
Image Credit: NASA. Larger image.
Korea's Kompsat-2 satellite captured this image over the sand seas of the Namib Desert on 7 January 2012.
The Namib is the oldest desert in the world, stretching over 2000 km along Africa's southwestern coast from Angola, through Namibia to South Africa. Sand dunes dominate the desert - some reaching over 300 m in height.
The sun is about to set in this scene showing parts of southwestern Australia, which was photographed by one of the Expedition 35 crew members aboard the International Space Station on April 1, 2013. Several of the orbital outpost's solar array panels are seen in the foreground. ISS035-E-013379 (1 April 2013) - high res (1.0 M) low res (71 K)
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