Here you have the view from space on Earth Day

Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco: The swirling tones of the Anti-Atlas Mountains were captured by ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer) on NASA’s Earth satellite. Formed about 80 million years ago, the mountains formed when they collided with Africa and Eurasia, resulting in a diverse composition of limestone, sandstone, gypsum, and granitic rocks.

Qinghai Lake, China: NASA’s EarthKAM captured this surreal image of Qinghai Lake, the largest in China. Located on the Tibetan Plateau, the lake stretches for 1,667 square kilometers and reaches a depth of 84 feet.

Paris, France: The Eiffel Tower can barely be seen, in the center left, next to the river Seine, in this image from NASA’s Earth satellite.

Empty neighborhood, Saudi Arabia: NASA’s EarthKAM has captured a beautiful intersection between the outskirts of the city of As Sulayyil Sulayel and the Rub ‘al Khali Desert in Saudi Arabia. It is also known as the empty neighborhood and is the largest contiguous sand desert in the world.

Grand Canyon National Park, USA: A marvel of nature, America’s most famous national park is 277 miles long and one mile deep. From NASA’s Earth spacecraft, the red rock veins in the canyon look like a work of art.

Patagonia, Chile: NASA uses ASTER images to monitor shrinking glaciers, as an indicator of global warming. In the image, a layer of ice in northern Patagonia has assigned colors (with vegetation in red) to measure the size of the glacier over time.

The Great Wall of China: Stretching over 13,000 miles through northern China, the Great Wall of China is believed to have been built in the 3rd century BC. The old fortification is now one of the most visited landmarks in the world. The Earth satellite took this image showing the northern province of Shanxi, where the wall is woven through the steep mountains.

Rio Gurupi, Brazil: This Rio Gurupi image from EarthKAM in Brazil has an abstract appearance from space. As part of the Gurupi Biological Reserve, the river flows into an open sea delta, where a dynamic ecosystem includes dozens of islets, mangrove forests, dunes, lagoons and beaches.

Danube Biosphere Reserve, Ukraine: As the longest river in the European Union, the Danube flows through 19 countries, including Germany, Austria, Germany, Hungary and Ukraine. Here, NASA’s Earth Observatory took the Danube Delta, where the river flows into the Black Sea. The area is a United Nations heritage site and is a center of biodiversity, with more than 300 species of birds.

Grand Bahama Bank: Taken by EarthKAM, this surreal image depicts the Grand Bahama Bank, where the deep water of the ocean tongue (a submarine canyon) mixes with the shallow banks of the archipelago.

Andes Mountains: The Andes in South America, captured by EarthKAM.

Sakhalin Island, Russia: On the coast of Russia, in northern Japan, Sakhalin Island looks like an abstract painting in this photograph captured by EarthKAM.

Monastery of St. Anthony, Egypt: In an image taken by the Earth probe, the monastery of St. Anthony in Egypt looks like a small stain. Hidden in the Red Sea mountains, the remote building is the oldest Christian monastery in the world.

Persian Gulf: From the atmosphere over the Persian Gulf, EarthKAM captured this image of the Tigris River, Euphrates, Shatt al-Arab and Karun, merging into the ancient delta.

Australian Outback: Taken by EarthKam, this image paints a surreal scene, where the edge of a lake collides with the rocky desert of the Australian Outback.