Earth Observatory Landsat 9 Topography The Land of the Standing-Up Rocks Guest authors October 28, 2026 0 A national monument since the 1920s, Chiricahua is America’s newest national park.
Earth Observatory Landsat 9 Topography Vegetation Autumn Paints Poland’s Bieszczady Mountains Guest authors October 19, 2026 0 Fall color covers the forested slopes of Bieszczady National Park, while patches of polonina, a type of high-mountain meadow, have turned tan.
Earth Observatory Landsat 9 Topography An Impact Structure With Legs Guest authors October 13, 2026 0 If the thought of extraterrestrial objects crashing into Earth weren’t creepy enough, behold Australia’s Spider Crater.
Earth Observatory Earth Visualization & Mapping Goddard Space Flight Center Ice & Glaciers ICESat-2 (Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2) Topography Uncovering the Valleys Hidden Below Greenland’s Ice Guest authors September 28, 2026 0 A new map of the terrain beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet links hundreds of valleys that previous maps missed or left fragmented.
Earth Observatory International Space Station (ISS) Topography Monterrey Amid Mountains Guest authors September 11, 2026 0 Mexico’s second-largest metropolitan area borders on folded rock layers of the Sierra Madre Oriental.
Earth Observatory Landsat 9 Topography The Otherworldly Geology of Vasquez Rocks Guest authors September 8, 2026 0 Layers of sedimentary rock that jut from the Soledad Basin at surprising angles have long enthralled television and film producers, including the team behind Star Trek.
Earth Observatory Human Dimensions Landsat 9 Oceans Topography How the Tide Turns at the Mouth of the Elbe Guest authors August 6, 2026 0 The ocean’s ebbs and flows reveal dynamic tidal flats and a well-traveled shipping route along the coast of Germany.
Earth Observatory Ice & Glaciers Surface Water Topography Olympic Mountain Glory Guest authors July 23, 2026 0 Snow-capped mountains carved by deep river valleys preside over northwestern Washington state.
Earth Observatory Landsat 9 Topography Why Maine’s Sandy Shorelines Turn Jagged Guest authors July 21, 2026 0 Differences in the underlying bedrock and how rivers distribute sediment make the coastlines west of Portland look unlike those northeast of the city.
Earth Observatory Landsat 9 Topography Why Maine’s Sandy Shorelines Turn Jagged Guest authors July 21, 2026 0 Differences in the underlying bedrock and how rivers distribute sediment make the coastlines west of Portland look unlike those northeast of the city.