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    The sandy and rocky terrain of the Sahara desert in central Algeria is featured in these images captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.
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ESA’s Prodex programme brings scientific research to space

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Earth from Space: Algerian arid landscape

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ESA astronaut reserve completes training programme

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This image, captured by Copernicus Sentinel-2, gives us a glimpse of Ecuador’s capital, Quito, sprawling for 40 km along this high-altitude valley in the Andes.

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Earth from Space: Algerian arid landscape

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Earth from Space: Quito’s volcanic landscape

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This image, captured by Copernicus Sentinel-2, gives us a glimpse of Ecuador’s capital, Quito, sprawling for 40 km along this high-altitude valley in the Andes.
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Earth from Space: Greenland's changing ice

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Part of the rugged and deeply indented coast of northeastern Greenland is featured in this radar image captured by Copernicus Sentinel-1.
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Earth from Space: Netherlands in bloom

01/05/2026 8461 views 106 likes
Captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on 21 April 2026, this image shows a double bloom in the Netherlands: an array of vibrant colours in the tulip fields as well as the blue-greenish swirls of phytoplankton in the North Sea.
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