[:ja]セルゲイ・リャザンスキー宇宙飛行士がISSから撮影したヨーロッパのアルプス山脈です。イタリア北部の街の明かりが見えています。
アルプス山脈は、アルプス・ヒマラヤ造山帯に属し、ヨーロッパ中央部を東西に横切る山脈です。漸新世から中新世にかけアフリカ大陸がヨーロッパ大陸へ衝突したことで、白亜紀にテーチス海で堆積した地層が圧縮され盛り上がって出来ました。今日の景観は過去2百万年間にあった少なくとも5回の氷期の氷河作用が作り上げたものです。氷食によってえぐりとられ、U字谷となった渓谷の端には氷河の堆積物がたまって渓谷をふさぎ、コモ湖やボーデン湖、ルガーノ湖、レマン湖、ルツェルン湖といった細長い氷河湖がアルプス全域に散在することとなりました。現在でも、アルプスには大小1300の氷河が存在し、アルプス全体の2%を占めています。
地上の様子はこちらです。
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[Earthview Wonders] No.756: The Apls
Astronaut Sergey Ryazansky captured from ISS the European Alps. The image shows city lights of northern Italy at night.
The Alps are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately 1,200km across eight Alpine countries. The mountains were formed over tens of millions of years as the African and Eurasian tectonic plates collided. Extreme shortening caused by the event resulted in marine sedimentary rocks rising by thrusting and folding into high mountain peaks such as Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn. The Alpine region has a strong cultural identity, and the traditional culture of farming, cheesemaking, and woodworking still exists in Alpine villages.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
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See earthview photo gallery: LiVEARTH[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.756: The Apls
Astronaut Sergey Ryazansky captured from ISS the European Alps. The image shows city lights of northern Italy at night.
The Alps are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately 1,200km across eight Alpine countries. The mountains were formed over tens of millions of years as the African and Eurasian tectonic plates collided. Extreme shortening caused by the event resulted in marine sedimentary rocks rising by thrusting and folding into high mountain peaks such as Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn. The Alpine region has a strong cultural identity, and the traditional culture of farming, cheesemaking, and woodworking still exists in Alpine villages.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: ‘s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery: LiVEARTH[:]