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Australian bushfires

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captures the multiple blazes that have broken out in northern New South Wales, Australia

Castelli Romani

Earth observation image of the week: Copernicus Sentinel-2 takes us over the Castelli Romani, a volcanic area just outside of Rome in Italy

Earth from Space

In this edition, explore the Castelli Romani area near Rome with Copernicus Sentinel-2

Raft of rubble

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image features a huge raft of pumice rock drifting in the Pacific Ocean

Gran Canaria wildfire

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captures the blaze on the island of Gran Canaria, one of Spain’s Canary Islands

Apollo 11 launch pad

Celebrating 50 years since Apollo 11 blasted off carrying the first humans that would walk on the Moon, Copernicus Sentinel-2 captures this historic launch site

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