Nasa’s Earth Observatory has tracked down images resembling all 26 letters of the English alphabet using satellite imagery and astronaut photograph.
Letter A: Utah’s Green river doubling back on itself, a feature known as Bowknot BendLetter B: Arkansas river and the Holla Bend Wildlife RefugeLetter C: artificial islands at the southern end of Bahrain islandLetter D: Akimiski island in James Bay, CanadaLetter E: phytoplankton bloom off the New Zealand coastLetter F: valleys and snow-covered mountain ranges in south-east TibetLetter G: this image of Pinaki island, French Polynesia, was captured by astronauts on the International Space Station in April 2001Letter H: rivers running through colourful ridges in south-west KyrgyzstanLetter I: Andaman islands. The thin, bright rings surrounding several of the islands are coral reefs that were lifted by an earthquake near Sumatra in 2004Letter J: Trunk Reef near Townsville, AustraliaLetter K: glaciers at the Sirmilik national park in Mittimatalik, CanadaLetter L: snow across the north-east USLetter M: glaciers in the Tian Shan mountains, north-east KyrgyzstanLetter N: ship tracks over the Pacific. Ship emissions contain small particles that cause the clouds to formLetter O: Tenoumer meteorite crater in Mauritania. The meteorite struck Earth between 10,000 and 30,000 years agoLetter P: Mackenzie river delta, CanadaLetter Q: Lonar crater, IndiaLetter R: Lago Menéndez, ArgentinaLetter S: clouds swirling over the AtlanticLetter T: a development along two roads, United Arab EmiratesLetter U: Gooseneck state park, UtahLetter V: ash on the snow around Shiveluch volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka peninsulaLetter W: dust blowing over the Red SeaLetter X: north-west corner of Leidy glacier, GreenlandLetter Y: Ugab river, NamibiaLetter Z: wildfire smoke over Canada
