The alphabet from space – in pictures world.pulse 9 years ago 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 Bend Letter B: Arkansas river and the Holla Bend Wildlife Refuge Letter C: artificial islands at the southern end of Bahrain island Letter D: Akimiski island in James Bay, Canada Letter E: phytoplankton bloom off the New Zealand coast Letter F: valleys and snow-covered mountain ranges in south-east Tibet Letter G: this image of Pinaki island, French Polynesia, was captured by astronauts on the International Space Station in April 2001 Letter H: rivers running through colourful ridges in south-west Kyrgyzstan Letter I: Andaman islands. The thin, bright rings surrounding several of the islands are coral reefs that were lifted by an earthquake near Sumatra in 2004 Letter J: Trunk Reef near Townsville, Australia Letter K: glaciers at the Sirmilik national park in Mittimatalik, Canada Letter L: snow across the north-east US Letter M: glaciers in the Tian Shan mountains, north-east Kyrgyzstan Letter N: ship tracks over the Pacific. Ship emissions contain small particles that cause the clouds to form Letter O: Tenoumer meteorite crater in Mauritania. The meteorite struck Earth between 10,000 and 30,000 years ago Letter P: Mackenzie river delta, Canada Letter Q: Lonar crater, India Letter R: Lago Menéndez, Argentina Letter S: clouds swirling over the Atlantic Letter T: a development along two roads, United Arab Emirates Letter U: Gooseneck state park, Utah Letter V: ash on the snow around Shiveluch volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula Letter W: dust blowing over the Red Sea Letter X: north-west corner of Leidy glacier, Greenland Letter Y: Ugab river, Namibia Letter Z: wildfire smoke over Canada Тhe Guardian