Best satellite photo of the outgoing year

Best satellite photo of the outgoing year

Agree, few of us would be so lucky, lucky to be in that space and see our home planet in all its glory. However, thanks to satellite imagery we can albeit briefly, but the feel of space explorers. Gathered here is a collection of unique pictures for 2013 made satellites.

Great Barrier Reef in Australia, April 22, 2013:

A new island, which appeared as a result of the earthquake in Pakistan Gwadar on the coast, 29 September 2013:

Huge piece called "Desire" in Belfast, Northern Ireland, November 3, 2013:

 Shiyuan park in Xi'an, China, September 24, 2013:

Large "green tide" with the city of Sur in Oman Arab state, February 13, 2013:

Citadel of Aleppo - a medieval palace in Syria, March 26, 2013. By the way, if you turn the image 180 degrees, the "hole" will turn into a "hill." Interesting optical illusion.

Colorado River in Utah, April 22, 2013:

Giant rubber duck in Hong Kong, May 9, 2013. It was created by an artist from Holland named Florentin Hoffman (Florentijn Hofman). Since 2007, a six-story "bathroom duck", serving as a messenger of peace, has already visited 12 famous cities in the list of which includes Osaka, Sydney, Sao Paulo, Amsterdam and others:

Galesnjak Island in the form of heart in Croatia, February 16, 2013.

 Group of three reefs in the Bahamas - small, sandy island formed on the surface of a coral reef, May 26, 2013:

Manam Volcano, located in New Guinea, March 22, 2013:

Dam on the river Kwanza in Angola, April 28, 2013.

Color image of forest fires in the Australian state of Tasmania, January 6, 2013:

Theme park in Valencia, Spain, July 19, 2013.

Place, which will host the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, March 17, 2013.

Uranium mine in Arlit - an industrial city in the Republic of Niger, February 13, 2013:

Vesuvius in Naples, February 19, 2013:

Versailles in France, August 20, 2013:

Artificial island in Qatar's capital - Doha, March 4, 2013:

Namib Desert in South Africa, May 13, 2013.