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7.6 Magnitude Earthquake off New Zealand’s South Island
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Published July 21, 2009
Evidence of New Zealand’s location on the Pacific Ring of Fire is shown in this image of the bathymetry (shades of blue) and topography (shades of brown) of the southwestern part of the South Island, known as Fiordland, and the surrounding waters of the Tasman Sea and Pacific Ocean.
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Himalayan Topography
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Published July 3, 2009
The towering peaks of the Himalaya Mountains provide an illustration of a new satellite-derived topographic model.
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7.3-Magnitude Quake off the Honduras Coast
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Published May 30, 2009
This image shows the topography and bathymetry of the region surrounding the earthquakes that occurred on May 28-29, 2009. Red circles indicate quake locations, and fine black lines indicate fault lines.
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Hawaiian Vog Photographed from Space Shuttle
Published May 22, 2009
This image, taken by the crew of Space Shuttle Atlantis shows volcanic plumes from Kilauea rising up from three locations: Halema‘uma‘u Crater, Pu‘u ‘O‘o Crater, and from along the coastline where lava flows from the East Rift zone were entering the ocean.
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Earthquake in Central Italy
Published April 7, 2009
This image of central Italy shows the rugged topography in the vicinity of L’Aquila, where a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck on April 6, 2009.
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The Red River Flood Plain
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Published April 4, 2009
Repeated flooding in the Red River basin is mostly due to its topographic setting and geologic history, as illustrated in this image of the ground elevation near Fargo, North Dakota.
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Earthquake Near Chengdu, China
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Published May 20, 2008
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Published May 14, 2008
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International Space Station from the Space Shuttle
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Published September 24, 2007
An astronaut shot this photograph while looking back across the length of Endeavour.
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Hurricane Dean
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Published August 20, 2007
While weather and Earth science satellites are known for getting a perspective on storms as they orbit the Earth, they were not the only sensors viewing Hurricane Dean from high above. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station and the crew of the Space Shuttle Endeavour passed over the storm on August 18.
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