Where is this Beautiful Place? Nasa Shared an Amazing Photo...See and Tell What do you think about it?
American Space Agency Nasa has Shared an Amazing and Beautiful Photo. It is Very Confusing to know that which Planet or Place is this. Nasa has Shared the Post on Instagram and it got thousands of Likes in 2 hours only.
You will not believe but it is true that the above Picture is of Our Beautiful Earth. But where is this Beautiful Place? Nasa Wrote in Caption that: Through almost 50 years and 8 (about to be 9!) satellites, the Landsat program has provided a beautiful and unique view of our planet.
In this image, taken by Landsat 8, a rock is folding on a tectonic scale in northwestern Africa. These motley ribbons dancing across the desert in Morocco are folds caused by the prolonged collision of tectonic plates. The long continuous line is Jbel Ouarkziz, a ridge that rises 650-1,000 feet above the valley floors.
The Landsat program is an earth observing program. It is a joint NASA / USGS program. On 23 July 1972, the Earth Resources Technology Satellite was launched. Due to some reason This was renamed to Landsat 1 in 1975. Landsat 8 is the most recently launched satellite which was launched in 11 February 2013. Landsat Providing best Views of Earth by the Time.
Landsat 9 is planned and scheduled for launch in September 2021. NASA is building, launching, and testing the satellite, while the United States Geological Survey is operating the satellite, and managing and distributing the data archive. It will be easier then to study more about our planet with its new technology.