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New radar images show the A-74 iceberg spinning around the western tip of the Brunt Ice Shelf, brushing slightly against it before continuing southwards.

A cloud-free image of the Earth

Southern Bavaria

Shanghai

Snow-clad Kraków

Botswana’s Okavango Delta – the world’s largest inland delta – is featured in this multitemporal radar image, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission.

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Cook Strait, which separates New Zealand's North and South Islands.

From the Chugach Mountains on the right to the Cook Inlet on the left, this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image features the varied landscape surrounding Anchorage, the largest and most populous city in the state of Alaska in the United States.

Rann of Kutch

Towing the Costa Concordia

Swarm constellation over Earth

24-hours over Europe

Sentinel-2A: acoustic tests

Mount Mayon

Henderson Island

Nitrogen dioxide from Sentinel-5P

On 20 September, the Copernicus Sentinel-2C satellite captured its first stunning image of the Moon, achieved by rolling the satellite sideways in a unique manoeuvre. Although Sentinel-2C is primarily designed for Earth observation, this image – intended for calibration and cross-mission comparisons – exceeded expectations.

SNAP desktop

Athens, the capital and largest city of Greece

Iranian painting

Floods imaged by Copernicus Sentinel-1

California fires

Southeast Namibia

Wolfe Creek, Australia

California in flames

Sargassum extent in the Caribbean Sea

Lake Tai, China

Land-surface temperature in Italy

Ground displacement from Italy’s earthquake

Australian crater

Cloud-free Europe

The ranges and valleys of the Swiss Alps stand out in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission in December 2024.

Florida

North American drought

The historic centre of Vienna, Austria’s capital city, is featured in this image captured on 23 June 2023.

With the 2026 Winter Olympics officially opening today, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission brings us a striking view of northern Italy, highlighting several key Olympic venues.

Pío XI glacier, Chile

Colours of Sweden

Qingdao, China

Measuring ocean currents

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Bucharest – the capital and largest city of Romania.

A southern summer bloom

An unusual snowstorm has blanketed parts of Turkey and Greece, causing power cuts and chaos on the roads and flight cancellations. Two images from Copernicus Sentinel-2 show Athens before and after the snowstorm.

Perth, Australia

This image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission reveals the impact of severe flooding following heavy rain that hit Australia’s Northern Territory in March 2024.

Hyderabad, India

Ulan Bator, Mongolia

High-resolution land-surface temperature

Irkutsk and Lake Baikal

The icy landscape of Ross Island in Antarctica is featured in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image from 3 February 2024, during the austral summer.

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