GRID PATTERN ON THE SEA FLOOR, BAHRAIN(01 of20)
Open Image ModalThis is a satellite image of a grid pattern on the sea floor in Bahrain, collected on September 26, 2012. (DigitalGlobe / Getty Images) (credit:DigitalGlobe / Getty Images)
MONTE CARLO, MONACO(02 of20)
Open Image ModalThis is a satellite image of the annual yacht show in Monte Carlo, Monaco, collected on September 22, 2012. (DigitalGlobe / Getty Images) (credit:DigitalGlobe / Getty Images)
GLACIER CALVING, ANTARCTICA(03 of20)
Open Image ModalThis is a satellite image of a glacier calving in Antarctica, collected on Jan. 27, 2012. (DigitalGlobe / Getty Images) (credit:DigitalGlobe / Getty Images)
IRON ORE MINE, KOOLAN ISLAND, AUSTRALIA(04 of20)
Open Image ModalThis is a satellite image of an iron ore mine on Koolan Island, Australia, collected on September 19, 2012. (DigitalGlobe / Getty Images) (credit:DigitalGlobe / Getty Images)
CHUQUICAMATA MINE, CHILE(05 of20)
Open Image ModalThis is a satellite image of the Chuquicamata copper mine in Chile, collected on October 14, 2012. (DigitalGlobe / Getty Images) (credit:DigitalGlobe / Getty Images)
MT. FUJI, JAPAN (06 of20)
Open Image ModalThis is a satellite image of Mt. Fuji, the highest peak in Japan, collected on September 20, 2012. (DigitalGlobe / Getty Images) (credit:DigitalGlobe / Getty Images)
THREE GORGES DAM, SANDOUPING, CHINA(07 of20)
Open Image ModalThis is a satellite image of the Three Gorges Dam in Sandouping, China, collected on August 1, 2012. (DigitalGlobe / Getty Images) (credit:DigitalGlobe / Getty Images)
COSTA CONCORDIA, GIGLIO, ITALY(08 of20)
Open Image ModalThis is a satellite image of the Costa Concordia wreck off of the shore of Giglio, Italy, collected on February 4, 2012. (DigitalGlobe / Getty Images) (credit:DigitalGlobe / Getty Images)
SKYTREE, TOKYO, JAPAN (09 of20)
Open Image ModalThis is a satellite image of the Skytree, the tallest self supported building in Asia, located in Tokyo, Japan, collected on April 4, 2012. (DigitalGlobe / Getty Images) (credit:DigitalGlobe / Getty Images)
VOLCANIC CHAIN, ANDES, CHILE(10 of20)
Open Image ModalThis is a satellite image of the Puntiagudo-CordÛn Cenizos volcanic chain in the Andes mountains of Chile, collected on October 14, 2012. (DigitalGlobe / Getty Images) (credit:DigitalGlobe / Getty Images)
FLOOD OVERVIEW, JACOBABAD, PAKISTAN(11 of20)
Open Image ModalThis is a false color satellite image of a flood in Jacobabad, Pakistan collected on September 20, 2012. (DigitalGlobe / Getty Images) (credit:DigitalGlobe / Getty Images)
SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR, NEW MEXICO, UNITED STATES(12 of20)
Open Image ModalThis is a satellite image of Space Shuttle Endeavour being transported atop a 747 in New Mexico, United States, collected on September 20, 2012. (DigitalGlobe / Getty Images) (credit:DigitalGlobe / Getty Images)
PIPELINE FIRE, HOMS, SYRIA(13 of20)
Open Image ModalThis is a satellite image of a pipeline fire that occurred in Homs, Syria, collected on February 15, 2012. (DigitalGlobe / Getty Images) (credit:DigitalGlobe / Getty Images)
OLYMPIC VILLAGE, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM(14 of20)
Open Image ModalThis is a satellite image of the Olympic Village in London, United Kingdom, collected on July 23, 2012. (DigitalGlobe / Getty Images) (credit:DigitalGlobe / Getty Images)
MINE SCULPTURE, NORTH ENGLAND(15 of20)
Open Image ModalThis is a satellite image of a mine sculpture known as \"The Lady of the North\" in north England, collected on September 6, 2012. (DigitalGlobe / Getty Images) (credit:DigitalGlobe / Getty Images)
BURNING MAN FESTIVAL, NEVADA, UNITED STATES(16 of20)
Open Image ModalThis is a satellite image of the Burning Man festival in Nevada, United States, collected on August 28, 2012. (DigitalGlobe / Getty Images) (credit:DigitalGlobe / Getty Images)
CONTROVERSIAL CONSTRUCTION, SUBI REEF, CHINA(17 of20)
Open Image ModalThis is a satellite image of the controversial construction of a helipad, buildings, and wharfs on the Subi Reef in China, collected on August 8, 2012. (DigitalGlobe / Getty Images) (credit:DigitalGlobe / Getty Images)
FALL COLORS, READING, PENNSYLVANIA(18 of20)
Open Image ModalThis is a satellite image of the fall colors in Reading, Pennsylvania, collected on October 5, 2012. (DigitalGlobe / Getty Images) (credit:DigitalGlobe / Getty Images)
SAINT PETER'S SQUARE, VATICAN CITY(19 of20)
Open Image ModalThis is a satellite image of Easter mass in Saint Peter\'s Square, Vatican City, collected on April 8, 2012. (DigitalGlobe / Getty Images) (credit:DigitalGlobe / Getty Images)
PETERMANN GLACIER, GREENLAND(20 of20)
Open Image ModalThis is a satellite image of a massive iceberg calving from the Petermann Glacier in Greenland, collected on July 19, 2012. (DigitalGlobe / Getty Images) (credit:DigitalGlobe / Getty Images)