Jonathan Mitchell Photos
Aerial Photos by Jonathan Mitchell
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NASA's Constellation Program is getting to work on the new spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and be capable of delivering crews and cargo to the International Space Station.
EARTH Eastern Asia -- 06 Feb 2007 -- On February 6, 2007, thick haze blew across the Yellow Sea and the Korean Peninsula toward Japan
EARTH Antarctica -- Jan 2008 -- Just around the corner from the Antarctic Peninsula, the Pine Island Glacier has been the focus of scientific attention for many years
EARTH Iraq -- Feb 2007 -- At the start of the twenty-first century, the once-lush, richly diverse wetlands of Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in southern Iraq
EARTH Antarctica -- 31 Mar 2009 -- A narrow ice bridge connecting Charcot Island and Latady Island—the last remnant of the northern part of Antarctica’s Wilkins Ice Shelf
EARTH Iraq -- Feb 2002 -- At the start of the twenty-first century, the once-lush, richly diverse wetlands of Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in southern Iraq,
EARTH Brazil -- 30 Sep 2007 -- The state of Rondonia in western Brazil is one of the most deforested parts of the Amazon.
EARTH Brazil -- 30 Sep 2007 -- The state of Rondonia in western Brazil is one of the most deforested parts of the Amazon.
EARTH Brazil -- 12 Aug 2007 -- The state of Rondonia in western Brazil is one of the most deforested parts of the Amazon.
KUWAIT -- 03 Mar 1991 -- US Army M-1A1 Abrams main battle tanks guard a checkpoint along Highway 8 during Operation Desert Storm
EARTH The Moon -- 1969 -- Earth rises above the lunar horizon, as photographed by American astronauts in the late 1960s and early 1970s when they successfully landed several missions on the lunar surface.
NEPAL Gokyo Valley -- The Gokyo valley of the Everest region (Khumbu Himal) of Nepal. This valley is increasingly part of the main Everest trail
NEPAL Mount Nupla -- The eastern peak of Mount Nupla (summit not visible in this image) - a 5885 peak in the Everest region (Khumbu Himal) of Nepal
NEPAL Konar -- Traditional Sherpa summer high pastures (at 4000m) near the village of Phortse in the Everest region (Khumbu Himal) of Nepal.
ANTARCTICA -- 12 Dec 2003 -- An aerial view of the Beardmore glacier in the Transantarctic Mountains -- Picture by Kristan Hutchison / Lightroom Photos
NEPAL Mount Everest -- The summit of the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest (centre right), which towers 8848 metres above sea level in the Khumbu Himal of Nepal.
ANTARCTICA Ross Sea -- 29 Jan 2001 -- The northern edge of the giant iceberg B-15A in the Ross Sea, Antarctica -- Picture by Josh Landis / Lightroom Photos
EARTH California -- 18 Nov 2008 -- One hundred eighty-seven homes were destroyed by the Freeway Fire in Southern California in mid-November 2008.
ANTARCTICA Koettlitz Glacier -- 18 Oct 2004 -- Aerial view of the Koettlitz Glacier near the ice shelf of McMurdo Sound.
MARS Hebes Chasma -- 16 Sep 2005 -- Perspective view (which is similar to looking out of an aircraft window) of the Hebes Chasma of Mars,
EARTH Central Asia -- 18 Dec 2008 -- Cloudless skies allowed a clear view of Tibet in mid-December 2008.
EARTH Canada -- 02 Oct 2008 -- To the Inukitut-speaking peoples of the Canadian Arctic, northern Baffin Island is Sirmilik, “the place of the glaciers.”
NEPAL Mount Everest -- The summit of the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest, which towers 8848 metres above sea level in the Khumbu Himal of Nepal.
NEPAL Ngozumpa Glacier -- Oct 2007 -- Mount Everest, the tallest peak in the world caps this view of the Ngozumpa Glacier in the Gokyo valley of the Khumbu Himal (Everest region).
NEPAL Mount Kongde Ri -- Wreathed in cloud, Mount Nupla (left, 5885m) and Mount Konde Ri (right, 6035m) is featured in this image.
NEPAL Mount Everest -- The summit of the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest, which towers 8848 metres above sea level in the Khumbu Himal of Nepal.
NEPAL Mount Everest -- The summit of the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest, which towers 8848 metres above sea level in the Khumbu Himal of Nepal.
EARTH -- 19 Dec 2006 -- Backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth's horizon, the International Space Station moves away from Space Shuttle Discovery.
EARTH -- 09 Dec 2006 -- Backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth's horizon, the International Space Station moves away from Space Shuttle Discovery.
EARTH -- 18 Dec 2006 -- Astronaut Robert L Curbeam Jnr, STS-116 mission specialist, exits the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station as he and European Space Agency (ESA)
USA New Orleans -- 24 Sep 2005 -– A US Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter performs a search and rescue mission over the flooded city of New Orleans, USA.
NEPAL Khumjung -- 26 Mar 2007 -- Aerial file photo dated 16 Apr 2005 of the High Himalayan Range near Mount Everest (left) showing the peaks of Mount Lhotse and Mount Ama Dablam.
EARTH Red Sea -- 16 Feb 2007 -- This ESA Envisat image shows the Red Sea and Egypt (left) and Saudi Arabia (right).
EARTH Bangladesh / Myanmar -- 21 Mar 2005 -- Scores of fires clog the sky above Bangladesh, east India, and Myanmar with thick white clouds of smoke.
EARTH Bay of Biscay -- 29 Apr 2005 --Enormous clouds of rich blue-green phytplankton swirl through the waters of the Bay of Biscay in this true-color satellite image.
EARTH Barents Sea -- 27 Aug 2005 -- Phytoplankton bloom color the sea. Phytoplankton are tiny, microscopic plants that form the base of the food web in marine ecosystems.
EARTH Aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery -- 11 Dec 2006 --- As seen through windows on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery
EARTH Sicily -- 24 Nov 2006 -- Sicily’s Mount Etna released a thick plume of volcanic ash on November 24, 2006.
EARTH Japan -- 15 Oct 2001 -- This true-color MODIS image of Japan was captured from data acquired on October 15, 2001
EARTH Antarctica -- 12 Oct 2001-- This true-color MODIS image, acquired from data collected on October 12, 2001
EARTH Mongolia -- 15 Oct 2001 -- The western region of Mongolia, with its several salt lakes, can be seen in this true-color satellite image.
RUSSIA -- 10 Jun 2001 -- This true-color satellite image shows ice retreating from the mouth of the Ob River in northern Russia
RUSSIA -- 07 Jun 2001 -- This true-color satellite image shows ice retreating from the mouth of the Ob River in northern Russia
EARTH Patagonia -- c.2004 -- This Envisat image highlights the contrasting landscapes of the Patagonia Plateau in Argentina
EARTH Tibetan Plateau -- This Envisat MERIS image highlights the northern Tibetan Plateau in East Asia.
EARTH Guanaja Island -- 01 Mar 2007 -- Guanaja Island is located in the western Caribbean, approximately 60 kilometers (about 37 miles) north of mainland Honduras.
EARTH Kerguelen Islands -- 15 Feb 2007 -- Located in the southern Indian Ocean roughly midway between Africa, Australia, and Antarctica
EARTH Sahara Desert -- 10 Mar 2007 -- Thick plumes of dust blew off the west coast of Africa and over the Canary Islands. In this image, the tan dust strikes a strong contrast with the navy blue ocean.
EARTH Southeast Asia -- 02 Apr 2007 -- Vehicles and power plants are not the only sources of air pollution and greenhouses gases: fires contribute, too.
EARTH Arctic Ocean -- 16 Jun 2001 -- For many years, scientists have expected that climate change will be more rapid and dramatic at the poles than at lower latitudes
EARTH Morocco -- 19 Mar 2002 -- Sharp ridgelines and fluted-edged mesas rise out of the desert floor of southwestern Morocco.
EARTH Sahara Desert -- 02 Dec 2006 -- In western Mauritania, the Sahara Desert extends all the way to the shore of the Atlantic Ocean.
USA Mount St Helens -- 13 Oct 2004 -- Early in October 2004 Mt St Helens rumbled back to life with earthquakes, minor eruptions of steam and ash, and renewed growth of the summit lava dome.
EARTH Tibetan Plateau -- 04 Sep 2006 -- Meltwater from glaciers to the east and west drains into Lake Morari, a large lake that lies at an altitude of 4,521 meters (14,830 feet) on the Tibetan Plateau.
EARTH Caspian Sea / Aral Sea -- Aug 2002 -- The Caspian Sea (bottom left) and the Aral Sea (bottom right), dominate this image of Central Asia from space.
EARTH Somalia -- 23 Feb 2007 -- This image show the coast of Somalia and is centred at approximately
EARTH Somalia -- 23 Feb 2007 -- This image show the coast of Somalia and is centred at approximately
EARTH Central Asia -- 03 Dec 2001 -- In thisimage winter sea ice can be seen forming in the shallow waters of the northern Caspian (left) and Aral (upper right) Seas.
EARTH Aral Sea -- Jun 2006 -- Straddling the border between Kazakhstan in the north and Uzbekistan in the south, the Aral Sea was once the fourth-largest lake in the world.
EARTH Iceland -- 26 Feb 2007 -- This Envisat image features a snow-covered Iceland, a volcanic island famous for its volcanoes, glaciers, lakes, lava, hot springs and the singer Bjork!
SOUTHWESTERN ASIA -- 07 Apr 2005 -- Across a wide portion of southwestern Asia, winds were whipping across deserts, sending a froth of dust into the skies on April 7, 2005.
EARTH Iraq -- 19 Apr 2005 -- A bright band of dust sweeps down the center of ancient Mesopotamia in this satellite image. The dust is blowing north out of the Syrian Desert in Iraq and Syria.
EARTH Austrailia -- 19 Jul 2005 -- Clear skies above Western Australia reveal deep red and orange deserts, bright white salt pans, deep brown mountains, and bright green pasturelands.
EARTH India / Pakistan -- 10 Jun 2005 -- Beginning with a severe windstorm that uprooted trees and knocked down billboards and power lines, June 9, 2005,
EARTH Southeast Asia -- 30 Mar 2005 --The dry season has taken hold in southeast Asia, as this satellite image of dense smoke and scores of fires illustrates.
EARTH -- 16 Apr 1972 -- A view of the Earth photographed about one and one-half hours after trans-lunar injection.
EARTH, THE MOON -- 19 Apr 1972 -- Apollo 16 astronauts captured this Earthrise scene with a handheld Hasselblad camera during the second revolution of the moon.
SOL SYSTEM Earth -- 07 Dec 1972 -- This view of the Earth was seen by the NASA Apollo 17 crew as they traveled toward the Moon on their lunar landing mission.
PACIFIC OCEAN -- 1:24:59 PM (CST) 19 Dec 1972 -- The Apollo 17 Command Module (CM), with astronauts Eugene A Cernan, Ronald E Evans and Harrison H Schmitt
The MODIS on the Aqua satellite captured this image of Cyclone Nargis on May 2, 2008 at 6:45 UTC, the day after this image of Nargis in the Bay of Bengal was taken
The first cyclone of the 2008 season in the northern Indian Ocean was a devastating one for Myanmar (Burma).
The first cyclone of the 2008 season in the northern Indian Ocean was a devastating one for Myanmar (Burma).
The first cyclone of the 2008 season in the northern Indian Ocean was a devastating one for Myanmar (Burma).
USA Alaska -- 29 May 2007 -- An A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 355th Fighter Squadron fires a 30mm GAU-8 Avenger
NEPAL Gokyo Peak -- Mount Everest (centre 8848m) dominates this view from Gokyo Ri. Beside it on the right is Mount Nuptse (7861m) and Mount Lhotse (8414m) and on the far right, Mount Makalu (8475m)
NEPAL Mount Everest -- The spectacular view of Mount Everest (centre left, the world's tallest peak at 8848m) from the top of Gokyo Ri
NEPAL Gokyo Valley -- A landscape showing the terminus of the Ngozumpa Glacier and the tiny hamlet of Nha.
NEPAL Near Machermo -- Porters head out from Machermo in the Gokyo valley of the Khumbu (Everest region) of Nepal
NEPAL Gokyo Peak -- The third lake at Gokyo with Mount Thamserku and Mount Kangtega in the background
NEPAL Gokyo Peak -- A trekker and his guide ascend Gokyo Ri (Gokyo Peak) with the third lake of the spectacular Gokyo valley in the background.
NEPAL Gokyo Peak -- A view of Gokyo - largely a collection of lodges rather than a village - from Gokyo Ri, with Mount Cholatse (6335m, left) and Mount Taboche (6367m, right).
NEPAL Gokyo Peak -- A view of Gokyo - largely a collection of lodges rather than a village - from Gokyo Ri, with Mount Cholatse (6335m, left) and Mount Taboche (6367m, right).
NEPAL Mount Everest -- Mount Everest (left), the highest peak in the world (at 8848 metres) dominates this image of the Lhotse Massif
