Asia, True Colour Satellite Image

Asia. True colour satellite image centred on Asia, with nearly all of Africa (down left) and Europe (upper left) seen. This image shows the curvature of the Earth, with north-south lines converging towards top. The terrain of Asia varies from deserts (brown, central and southern Asia), to tropical rainforests (dark green, South-East Asia and the Malay Archipelago), to grasslands, forests and tundra (lighter green, northern Asia), and mountain ranges (centre). Also seen is the Arctic (top), Alaska (top right), and the Pacific Ocean (right) and Indian Ocean (lower left). The image used data from LANDSAT 5 & 7 satellites., Asia, True Colour Satellite Image (Photo by Planet Observer/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)