Here is the view from space on Earth Day

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The Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco: The swirling colors of the Anti-Atlas Mountains were captured on NASA’s Terra satellite by ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer). The mountains were formed about 80 million years ago when Africa and Eurasia collided, resulting in a diverse composition of limestone, sandstone, gypsum and granite rocks.

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Lake Qinghai, China: NASA’s EarthKAM captured this surrealistic image of Lake Qinghai – the largest in China. The lake on the Tibetan plateau stretches over 1,667 square miles and reaches a depth of 84 feet.

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Paris, France: You can barely make out the Eiffel Tower – in the middle on the left side of the Seine River – in this image from NASA’s Terra satellite.

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Empty Quarter, Saudi Arabia: NASA’s EarthKAM captured a beautiful cross between the outskirts of As Sulayyil Sulayel city and the Rub ‘al Khali desert in Saudi Arabia. It is also known as the empty quarter and is the world’s largest adjacent sand desert.

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Grand Canyon National Park, United States: A wonder of nature, America’s most famous national park stretches 277 miles long and is a mile deep. From NASA’s terra spacecraft, the gorge’s veins of red rock look like a work of art.

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Patagonia, Chile: NASA uses ASTER images to monitor shrinking glaciers, as an indication of global warming. Pictured here, an ice sheet in northern Patagonia contains colors assigned – with red vegetation – to measure the size of the glacier over time.

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Great Wall of China: It is believed that the Great Wall was built in the third century BC, more than 13,000 kilometers across northern China. The ancient fortifications are now one of the most visited landmarks in the world. The Terra satellite took this photo showing the north of Shanxi Province, where the wall weaves through the rocky mountains.

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Rio Gurupi, Brazil: This EarthKAM image of Rio Gurupi in Brazil has an abstract look from space. The river is part of the Gurupi Biological Reserve and flows into an open sea delta, where a dynamic ecosystem includes dozens of islets, mangrove forests, dunes, lagoons and beaches.

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Danube Biosphere Reserve, Ukraine: As the European Union’s longest river, the Danube meanders over 19 countries, including Germany, Austria, Germany, Hungary and Ukraine. Here, NASA’s Earth Observatory broke the Danube Delta, where the river flows into the Black Sea. The area is a United Nations World Heritage Site and a hub of biodiversity, with more than 300 bird species.

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Grand Bahama Bank: Taken by EarthKAM, this surrealistic image shows the Grand Bahama Bank, where the deep waters of Tongue of the Ocean (an underwater gorge) mix with the shallow paintings of the archipelago.

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Andes Mountains: The Andes Mountains in South America, as captured by the EarthKAM.

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Sakhalin Island, Russia: Off the coast of Russia, north of Japan, Sakhalin Island looks like an abstract painting in this photo captured by EarthKAM.

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Monastery of Saint Anthony, Egypt: In a photo taken by the Terra spacecraft, the monastery of St. Anthony in Egypt looks like a small stain. Hidden in the Red Sea mountains, the remote building is the oldest Christian monastery in the world.

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Persian Gulf: From the atmosphere above the Persian Gulf, EarthKAM captured this image of the Tigris, Euphrates, Shatt al-Arab and Karun rivers – all merging into the ancient delta.

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Australian foreign countries: Taken by EarthKam, this image depicts a surreal scene, where the edge of a lake collides with the Australian Outback’s rocky desert.

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