Shuttle Views the Earth: Geology from Space


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1. Mars

1. Dune Fields, Namibian Coastal Desert


2. Sossus Vlei, Namibia

2. Sossus Vlei, Namibia


3.  Tifernine Dune Field, Algeria, Sahara

3. Tifernine Dune Field, Algeria, Sahara


4. Dunes of Simpson Desert, Australia

4. Dunes of Simpson Desert, Australia

5.  Dust Storm in Progress, Mauritania

5. Dust Storm in Progress, Mauritania


6. Dust Storm in Progress, Cerro Galan, Argentina

6.
Dust Storm in Progress, Cerro Galan, Argentina


7. Oblique View, Galapagos Islands, Pacific Ocean

7. Oblique View, Galapagos Islands, Pacific Ocean

8. Tahaa, Raiatea, Bora Bora, and Tupai Atolls, Pacific Ocean

8. Tahaa, Raiatea, Bora Bora, and Tupai Atolls, Pacific Ocean



9. Canton Atoll, Phoenix Islands, Pacific Ocean


9. Canton Atoll, Phoenix Islands, Pacific Ocean


10. Great Barrier Reef, East Coast of Australia

10. Great Barrier Reef, East Coast of Australia



11. Eleuthera Island, Exuma Sound, Bahamas

11. Eleuthera Island, Exuma Sound, Bahamas

12.Sand Spit, Baia de Sepetiba, Brazil

12. Sand Spit, Baia de Sepetiba, Brazil

13. Richat Structure, Ouadane, Mauritania

13. Richat Structure, Ouadane, Mauritania

14. Ring Intrusion, Jebel Uwaynat, Sudan/Egypt/Libya

14. Ring Intrusion, Jebel Uwaynat, Sudan/Egypt/Libya

15. Brandberg Intrusion, Namibia

15. Brandberg Intrusion, Namibia

16. Granitic Intrusion, Chanaral, Chile

16. Granitic Intrusion, Chanaral, Chile


17. Gosses Bluff Meteorite Crater, Australia

17. Gosses Bluff Meteorite Crater, Australia

18. Manicouagan Impact Crater, Quebec, Canada

18. Manicouagan Impact Crater, Quebec, Canada


19. Anticlines and Salt Domes, Gulf Coast, Iran

19. Anticlines and Salt Domes, Gulf Coast, Iran

20. Aswan Dam, Lake Nasser, and Nile River, Egypt

20. Aswan Dam, Lake Nasser, and Nile River, Egypt


21. Dendritic Drainage Pattern, Yemen

21.
Dendritic Drainage Pattern, Yemen

22. Peneplain Cut by Canyons, Andean Slopes, Peru

22. Peneplain Cut by Canyons, Andean Slopes, Peru

23. Sediment Laden Drainages, Betsiboka River, Madagascar

23. Sediment Laden Drainages, Betsiboka River, Madagascar


24. Superimposed Drainages, Macdonnell Ranges, Australia

24. Superimposed Drainages, Macdonnell Ranges, Australia


25. Oblique View, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt

25. Oblique View, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt


26. Uplifted Basalt Plateau, Somalia Coast

26. Uplifted Basalt Plateau, Somalia Coast

27. Atacama Fault, Chile Coast, South of Antofagasta

27.
Atacama Fault, Chile Coast, South of Antofagasta

28. Great Dike, Zimbabwe, Africa

28. Great Dike, Zimbabwe, Africa

29. Folds in Basement Rocks, Flinders Range, Australia

29. Folds in Basement Rocks, Flinders Range, Australia

30. Folds in Metasediments, Belcher Islands, Canada

30. Folds in Metasediments, Belcher Islands, Canada


31. Glaciers, Lakes, and Fault Zone, Tibet Plateau

31. Glaciers, Lakes, and Fault Zone, Tibet Plateau

32.  Carachipampa Volcano and Red Beds, N.W. Argentina

32. Carachipampa Volcano and Red Beds, N.W. Argentina


33. Coast and Andes Mountains, Chile

33. Coast and Andes Mountains, Chile


34. Dacite Domes and Ignimbrites, Sud Lipez, Bolivia

34.
Dacite Domes and Ignimbrites, Sud Lipez, Bolivia

35. Massive Volcanic Debris Avalanche, Socompa Volcano, Chile

35. Massive Volcanic Debris Avalanche, Socompa Volcano, Chile


36. Debris Avalanche Deposit, Tata Sabaya, Bolivia

36. Debris Avalanche Deposit, Tata Sabaya, Bolivia


37. Pico de Teide, Tenerife

37. Pico de Teide, Tenerife

38. Eruption Plume, Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua

38. Eruption Plume, Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua


39. Gorelyy Krehbet Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia

39. Gorelyy Krehbet Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia

40. Aniachak Volcano and Surprise Lake, Alaska, USA

40. Aniachak Volcano and Surprise Lake, Alaska, USA