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Earth As Art

The earth is a beautiful thing!  Impressionism. Pointillism. Cubism.  These images showcase breathtakingly bizarre and colorful images, created by mother nature and a high-flying helper.  Mountains, deserts, islands and glaciers become abstract subjects, seen in brilliant blues, greens and reds from a vantage point more than 400 miles away.

"Every now and then you have to stop and admire them for their beauty instead of their science."  
                                  - Jon Christopherson, Researcher for the U.S. Geological Survey

Follow the links below to discover artwork in the natural environment as seen through satellite imagery, aerial photography, and computer modeling.  For more images, visit the USGS  Earth as Art Gallery!


Image of Bogda Mountains, China Bogda Mnts, China Image of Ganges River DeltaGanges River Delta Image of Ocean Sand, BahamasOcean Sand, Bahamas
Image of Dragon Lake, SiberiaDragon Lake, Siberia Dots showing where crops areGarden City, Kansas Image of The Optimist The Optimist
Image of Florida EvergladesFlorida Everglades Image of The Himalayas, ChinaThe Himalayas, China Image of Richat StructureRichat Structure
Earth at night The Earth at Night shows the lights of the world.  This is what the Earth looks like at night. Can you find your favorite country or city? Surprisingly, city lights make this task quite possible. Human-made lights highlight particularly developed or populated areas of the Earth's surface, including the seaboards of Europe, the eastern United States, and Japan. Many large cities are located near rivers or oceans so that they can exchange goods cheaply by boat. Particularly dark areas include the central parts of South America, Africa, Asia, and Australia.