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abluegirl:

A selection of images of Earth from space, taken by Landsat 5, which is set to be retired after 29 years.

Originally set to orbit Earth for three years, the satellite lived well beyond its intended means. But, a recently broken gyroscope has declared the end of the machine’s time in space.

It orbited Earth more than 150,000 times, capturing more than 2.5 million images of our world’s terrain. In honor of the mission’s end, here are a collection of Landsat 5’s best images of our planet. Landsat 7, which has been orbiting Earth since 1999, will remain overhead and Landsat 8 will be launched into space in February 2013. (x)

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atomstargazer:

Beautiful aerial views of Earth!

Source: NASA/ESA

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kateoplis:

NASA - Earth As Art [free ebook/app]

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Vancouver Island and the Salish Sea.

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A photograph of Victoria, British Columbia, taken by Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield on January 11th, 2013.

colchrishadfield:

A clearer view of Vancouver on a sunny day - can clearly see the ferry terminal, airport and many boats in the Inlet.

colchrishadfield:

Lava Carbuncle - an ancient intrusion of tough, hard rock in southwestern Africa. Quite likely also Namibia.

colchrishadfield:

Undoubtedly one of the coolest space sights on Earth, the Richat Structure of Mauritania.

colchrishadfield:

African inland delta - surreal natural Medusan art.

colchrishadfield:

Los Angeles, CA. The grey of pavement and dense population is visible from Earth orbit.

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etherealclockwork:

I’m an alien.

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