The Glade of the Armistice

Veterans Day falls on November 11 because of a World War I armistice signed in the Forest of Compiègne in France in 1918.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story The Glade of the Armistice.

NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published November 11, 2024
Data acquired September 19, 2024