A look back at the best views of our planet from space in the last year, including true color satellite images, Earth science data visualizations, time lapses from the International Space Station, and computer models
Zoisite var. Tanzanite from Tanzania
by Dan Weinrich
Fluorite with Barite and Chalcopyrite from Illinois
by Dan Weinrich
Piemontite with Quartz from Colorado
by Dan Weinrich
Cerussite from Namibia
by Dan Weinrich
A scale picture of the Earth and Moon, and the distance between them. The Moon’s a lot further away than you might realise…
(clickthrough for a bigger version)
Shattuckite from Namibia
by Dan Weinrich
Mimetite from Mexico
by Dan Weinrich
Zoisite var. Tanzanite from Tanzania
by Dan Weinrich
Fluorite with Calcite and Chalcopyrite from Illinois
by Dan Weinrich
Azurite with Duftite from Namibia
by Dan Weinrich