Contains fifty-one color satellite maps covering the entire world from pole to pole, each interpreted and enhanced with elevation data and overlaid with cartographic detail, and includes a seven page selection of satellite images featuring major cities and contrasting geographical habitats, as well as a discussion of satellite mapping.
Photographs of various structures in space including the earth, from space explorations over the past twenty years, are viewed through the techniques of electronic computer imagery and satellite scans and are explained in nontechnical language.
Collection of photographs taken by NASA astronauts from space of features they found to be interesting or special, including selections from missions ranging from the 1960s through the 1990s.
A collection of 275 color satellite images of the Earth, organized around the four key themes of landforms, forces of nature, human impact, and major cities; with discussion of how the pictures were obtained and what they show.
Draws on satellite images from NASA to trace the natural history of the planet, describing the forces that have shaped Earth's geography and highlighting noteworthy features, including volcanoes, asteroid craters, river deltas, and glaciers.
