Our planet is full of breathtaking views: oceans, mountains, forests, glaciers, and plenty more besides. Look at it all from space, though, and plenty of those views become so striking that they're hard to distinguish from art.
NASA has recently published a free ebook called Earth as Art, which brings together years' worth of beautiful satellite photos from around the world. This one, for instance, is a stunning shot of the Himalayas in Central Asia. Check out this gallery to see some more of our favorites. [Earth as Art]
All images by NASA
Rocky Mountain Trench, Canada
Lean River Delta, Russia
Bogda Mountains, China
Byrd Glacier, Antarctica
Bombetoka Bay, Madagascar
Carnegie Lake, Australia
Dasht-e Kavir, Iran
Erg Chech, Algeria
