Start Date: End Date: Published Date Data Date
Athabasca Oil Sands
20 MB - GeoTIFF
Published November 30, 2011
The clay, sand, and other minerals coated in thick, viscous bitumen are a source of oil, economic growth, and environmental concern.
Related images:
720 x 480 JPEG
3200 x 3200 1 MB - JPEG
16 MB - GeoTIFF
3200 x 3200 2 MB - JPEG
1 MB - KML/KMZ
JPEG
Lake Orumiyeh, Iran
Published November 9, 2011
Lake Orumiyeh is one of the world’s great salt lakes, but it is shrinking.
3600 x 4800 5 MB - JPEG
33 MB - GeoTIFF
32 MB - GeoTIFF
117 KB - KML/KMZ
Flooding in Northern India
Published October 20, 2011
Acquired October 9, 2011, and November 5, 2005, these false-color images compare conditions in India’s Bihar Province, which experienced serious flooding in 2011.
1200 x 900 882 KB - JPEG
2 MB - GeoTIFF
1200 x 900 970 KB - JPEG
Discovering America
Published October 16, 2011
San Salvador island in the Bahamas and Baffin Island in Arctic Canada are suggested as the first two likely landing spots for Europeans "discovering" the Americas.
2400 x 2400 3 MB - JPEG
10 MB - GeoTIFF
4000 x 3000 5 MB - JPEG