The NASAThe US space agency is not only dedicated to exploring the outer universe, but with its satellites and astronauts aboard the International Space Station, it searches every corner of our planet.
Over the years, he took out dozens of images of Argentina that can be seen in their website. Here is a selection of the best images he took of our country.
The Paraná river
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This image was taken from the International Space Station by an astronaut in 2011 and shows a 29-kilometer stretch of the Paraná River, with the city of Goya in the upper left corner.
The “guitarrita” in Córdoba
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This forest is made up of more than 7,000 cypresses and eucalyptus trees and is over a kilometer long. It was the work of the agricultural producer Pedro Martín Ureta, who planted it in tribute to his late wife.
The Rio de la Plata
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The Río de la Plata, which separates Argentina and Uruguay, was photographed in March from the International Space Station in orbit over the Atlantic Ocean.
The Andean Volcanic Belt
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The Payún Matrú is a large volcano of intermediate morphological type between a volcanic shield and a stratovolcano located in the department of Malargüe, in the south of the province of Mendoza. The most recent volcanic activity occurred about 500 years ago.
Los Glaciares national park
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Los Glaciares National Park is located in the Southern Andes, near the border with Chile. Its numerous glaciers include Perito Moreno, one of the most visited in the world. In the image you can see from top to bottom Lake San Martín, Lake Viedma and Lake Argentino.
The Maule lagoon
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NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image of the Laguna del Maule volcanic field that stretches on both sides of the Andean ridge between Chile and Argentina.
Llullaillaco volcano
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The Llullaillaco is a stratovolcano located in the Cordillera de los Andes, within the Altiplano, on the border between the Province of Salta and the Region of Antofagasta (Chile). It is considered the second highest active volcano in the world, later.
The Atlantis Ferry over the Andes
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This image shows the space shuttle Atlantis as it approaches the International Space Station, with the Andes mountains as a backdrop. The Diamond Lagoon is the lagoon seen in the lower left corner of the photo.
Ushuaia
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The capital of Tierra del Fuego is seen in this image taken in September 2005 by NASA’s terra satellite.
The gulf of San Jorge
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In 2016 NASA’s Aqua satellite captured a shocking dust cloud over the Gulf of San Jorge, on the Atlantic coast between Chubut and Santa Cruz.
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