[:ja]ハッザ・アル=マンスーリー宇宙飛行士がISSから撮影した北アフリカとサハラ砂漠です。
サハラ砂漠は、氷雪気候の南極を除くと世界最大の砂漠です。南北1,700kmに渡り面積は約1,000万km2、アフリカ大陸の3分の1近くを占め、アメリカ合衆国とほぼ同じ面積です。
参考文献： Hazzaa Ali Almansoori’s Tweet
地球俯瞰画像を見る： LiVEARTH
[Earthview Wonders] No.1157: Northern Africa and Sahara Desert
Astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori captured from ISS the Northern Africa and Sahara Desert.
The Sahara is the largest hot desert and the third largest desert in the world after Antarctica and the Arctic. Its area of 10 million km2 is comparable to the area of China or the United States.
Reference: Hazzaa Ali Almansoori’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery: LiVEARTH[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.1157: Northern Africa and Sahara Desert
Astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori captured from ISS the Northern Africa and Sahara Desert.
The Sahara is the largest hot desert and the third largest desert in the world after Antarctica and the Arctic. Its area of 10 million km2 is comparable to the area of China or the United States.
Reference: Hazzaa Ali Almansoori’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery: LiVEARTH[:]