2) The Great Pyramid, Giza , Egypt


This featured image is a 61-centimeter pan-sharpened image of the
Great Pyramid in Giza , Egypt , collected by QuickBird on February 2,
2002. The Great Pyramid is estimated to have been built circa 2650
B.C., and was erected as a tomb for the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu of
The Fourth Dynasty. Upon the completion of its construction, the
Great Pyramid stood 145.75 meters (481 feet) high, and over the
Millennia has lost approximately 10 meters (30 feet) off the top. It
Stood as the tallest structure on Earth for more than 43 centuries.

3) Niagara Falls


The image shows the Niagara River that connects Lake Erie to Lake
Ontario, snaking around Goat Island , in the lower left of the full
Image. Most of the river's water plummets over the
Canadian/Horseshoe Falls, but some diverted water spills over
American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls downstream. Every second, more
Than two million liters of water plunges over the Horsehoe Falls
Segment of Niagara Falls creating one of the world's largest
Waterfalls as well as eating away as much as two meters of rock per
Year. The image was acquired August 2, 2004.

4) Tsunami strikes the coast of Sri Lanka


This is a natural color, 60-centimeter (2-foot) high-resolution
QuickBird satellite image featuring the southwestern coast of Sri
Lanka . Imagery was collected on December 26, 2004 at 10:20 a.m.
Local time, slightly less than four hours after the 6:28 a.m. (local
Sri Lanka time) earthquake and shortly after the moment of tsunami
Impact.

5) Ground Zero , New York City


This one-meter resolution satellite image of Manhattan , New York
Was collected at 11:43 a.m. EDT on Sept. 12, 2001 by Space Imaging's
IKONOS satellite. The image shows an area of white and gray-colored
Dust and smoke at the location where the 1,350-foot towers of the
World Trade Center once stood. Since all airplanes were grounded
Over the U.S. after the attack, IKONOS was the only commercial
High-resolution camera that could take an overhead image at the
Time.

6) Grand Canyon


Northern Arizona and the Grand Canyon are captured in this pair of
Multi-angle Imaging Spectroradiometer (MISR) images from December
31, 2000. The above image is a true color view from the nadir
Vertical) camera. In addition to the Grand Canyon itself, which is
Visible in the western (lower) half of the images, other landmarks
Include Lake Powell, on the left, and Humphreys Peak and Sunset
Crater National Monument on the right. Meteor Crater appears as a
Small dark depression with a brighter rim, and is just visible along
The upper right-hand edge.

7) Malosmadulu Atolls , Maldives


North and South Malosmadulu Atolls are in the Maldives, an island
Republic in the northern Indian Ocean, southwest of India . The
Maldives are made up of a chain of 1,192 small coral islands, which
Are grouped into clusters of atolls. It has a total area of 298
Square kilometers and a population of about 330,000. The capital and
Largest city is Male, with a population of about 80,000. Arguably
The lowest-lying country in the world, the average elevation is just
1 meter above sea level. The natural-color ASTER image of the
Malosmadulu Atolls was acquired on December 22, 2002, and is
Centered near 5.3 degrees North latitude, 73.9 degrees West
Longitude.

8) Ayers Rock (Uluru), Australia


This IKONOS satellite image of Ayers Rock was collected Jan. 17,
2004. Ayers Rock is located in Kata Tjuta National Park , 280 miles
450km) southwest of Alice Springs , Australia . It is the world's
Largest monolith, an Aboriginal sacred site and Australia 's most
Famous natural landmark.

9) Noah's Ark Site?


Is it or isn't it? Satellite images of Mt. Ararat , Turkey have
Pointed to a possible sighting of Noah's Ark. Decide for yourself!
Compare this image taken by Digital Globe on September 10, 2003 with
Shamrock -- The Trinity Corporation's image (enlarge). Also, note
Their image is flipped.

10) The Nile River


This image of the northern portion of the Nile River was captured
By the Multi-angle Imaging Spectroradiometer's (MISR's) nadir camera
On January 30, 2001. Against the barren desert of northeastern
Africa, the fertile valley of the Nile River runs northward through
Egypt. The city of Cairo can be seen as a gray smudge right where
The river widens into its broad fan-shaped delta. Other cities are
Dotted across the green landscape, giving it a speckled appearance.
Where the Nile empties into the Mediterranean Sea (top) the waters
Are swirling with color, likely a mixture of sediment, organic
Matter, and possibly marine plant life. Farther west, the bright
Blue color of the water is likely less-organically rich sediment,
Perhaps sand.

11) Earth's City Lights


This image of Earth's city lights, captured on October 19, 2000,
Was created with data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite
Program (DMSP) Operational Linescan System (OLS). The brightest
Areas of the Earth are the most urbanized, but not necessarily the
Most populated. Cities tend to grow along coastlines and
Transportation networks. The United States interstate highway system
Appears as a lattice connecting the brighter dots of city centers.
In Russia , the Trans-Siberian railroad is a thin line stretching
From Moscow through the center of Asia to Vladivostok . The Nile
River, from the Aswan Dam to the Mediterranean Sea , is another
Bright thread through an otherwise dark region.

12) Mount St. Helens , Washington

On a Space Station expedition, astronauts observed and captured
This detailed image of the volcano's summit caldera. In the center
Of the crater sits a lava dome that is 876 feet above the crater
Floor and is about 3,500 feet in diameter. The dome began to form
After the May 18, 1980 eruption of Mount Saint Helens . After the
Eruption, there was not any dome building eruptions for more than a
Decade. Afternoon lighting accents the flow features in the volcanic
And debris flows and the steep valleys eroded into the loosely
Consolidated material near the summit. This picture was taken on
October 25, 2002