Malta’s Landscape of Limestone

The abundant stone has been a construction resource for many millennia, shaping everything from prehistoric temples to modern-day housing.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Malta’s Landscape of Limestone.

NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published December 20, 2022
Data acquired October 27, 2022