Friday, April 10, 2009

An image of Earth...

from space showing the Dry Valleys in Antarctica (click to enlarge.) Many scientists regard this remote and inhospitable location as a terrestrial analogue to Mars. My colleague, CN, spent a summer field season in this amazing place.

Image credit: false-color image captured by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA’s Terra satellite on 29 November 2000.

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