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Astronauts
have been capturing photographs of the ever-changing Earth for more
than 40 years, and NASA has been cataloging and studying them since
the beginning. This page is an archive of images that have been
featured on the JSC Web. For more images, visit Astronaut
Photography of Earth.
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 Boston,
Massachusetts - This
image provides a good bird's-eye view of the center of Boston, including
famous colonial and independence locations extending from Boston Common
to the North End. |
 Honolulu,
Hawaii -
Expedition 7 NASA ISS Science Officer Ed Lu considers Honolulu to
be his hometown, and the view from from the International Space Station
clearly inspired him to photograph it. The
city is striking for the way it is bound by surrounding geography. |
 Toquepala
Copper Mine, Peru - The
rugged, mineral-rich Andes Mountains support some of the world's biggest
mines -- gold, silver, copper and more. This image looks down the
bull's-eye of Peru's Toquepala copper mine, a steep-sided and stepped
open-pit mine. |
 Coastal
Dunes, Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Brazil - In an area
with a rich supply of sand such as coastal Brazil, a part of the dune
field is now protected as the Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, on
Brazil's northern coast. |
 Johannesburg,
South Africa - How do local economies and politics influence
patterns of human settlement and development that these patterns can
be identified from space? This mosaic of images of Johannesburg, South
Africa, illustrates the human geography of the region. |
 Noumea,
New Caledonia - New
Caledonia represents a nexus of cultures and resources. At its center
is Grande Terre, the third largest island in the Pacific Ocean, which
supports the second largest barrier reef in the world with a very
high level of biodiversity. |
 Merapi
Volcano, Java - More than 50,000 people live adjacent the
treacherous southwestern slope of Merapi Volcano, where volcanic material
often sloughs from the unstable summit. Merapi is on Java, one of
the islands of Indonesia. |
 Egypt’s
Great Pyramids of Giza - Giza is a royal burial place, commissioned
and built by Egyptian pharaohs around 2550 B.C. Started by Khufu and
continued by his son and grandson, the complex includes tombs and
temples for queens, royal family members and attendants. |
 Austin,
Texas - Austin is an expanding city in the Texas Hill Country.
Its exploding population and increasing development stress local resources
like water, green space and transportation networks, prompting city
planners to think through scenarios for future development. |
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