Out of this world! 11 extraordinary views of Earth from outer space

From iconic rivers and deserts, to mesmerising glaciers and lakes, see the world in ways never seen before with these mind-blowing photos that offer fresh perspectives of the planet

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Yukon River Delta, Alaska, USA (NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre and U.S. Geological Survey)

Yukon River Delta, Alaska, USA (NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre and U.S. Geological Survey)

Mississippi River, USA (NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre and U.S. Geological Survey)

Mississippi River, USA (NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre and U.S. Geological Survey)

Part of the Sahara Desert, Tassili n'Ajjer National Park, Algeria (NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre and U.S. Geological Survey)

Part of the Sahara Desert, Tassili n'Ajjer National Park, Algeria (NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre and U.S. Geological Survey)

Salt domes on Melville Island, Canada (NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre and U.S. Geological Survey)

Salt domes on Melville Island, Canada (NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre and U.S. Geological Survey)

Tasman Lake, New Zealand (NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre and U.S. Geological Survey)

Tasman Lake, New Zealand (NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre and U.S. Geological Survey)

The small town of Inuvik, Canada (NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre and U.S. Geological Survey)

The small town of Inuvik, Canada (NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre and U.S. Geological Survey)

California's Death Valley (NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre and U.S. Geological Survey)

California's Death Valley (NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre and U.S. Geological Survey)

Malaspina Glacier, Alaska, USA (NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre and U.S. Geological Survey)

Malaspina Glacier, Alaska, USA (NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre and U.S. Geological Survey)

Indus River Delta, Pakistan (NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre and U.S. Geological Survey)

Indus River Delta, Pakistan (NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre and U.S. Geological Survey)

The Rio Mamoré meanders through the Amazon Basin (NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre and U.S. Geological Survey)

The Rio Mamoré meanders through the Amazon Basin (NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre and U.S. Geological Survey)

Image taken one day after Hurricane Gonzalo swept over Bermuda in 2014 (NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre and U.S. Geological Survey)

Image taken one day after Hurricane Gonzalo swept over Bermuda in 2014 (NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre and U.S. Geological Survey)

Earth View reveals some of the planet's most mesmerising landscapes taken from the unseen perspectives of Landsat NASA and USG satellites.

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