Greening Ascension Island
An English botanist on the Beagle led the transformation of barren Ascension Island into something much greener.
This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Greening Ascension Island.
NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using data from NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team. Caption by Adam Voiland.
Published April 9, 2016
Data acquired March 11, 2010
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