[:ja]金井宣茂宇宙飛行士がISSから撮影したサハラ砂漠です。画像はアフリカ大陸中心部に近いニジェール付近です。広大な砂漠が続いています。
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。
地上の様子はこちらです。
参考文献： Norishige Kanai’s Tweet
ウェブ地球儀で地球俯瞰画像を見る： LiVEARTH
[Earthview Wonders] No.443: Sahara Desert🇳🇪
Astronaut Norishige Kanai captured from ISS the Sahara Desert. The image shows areas around Niger.
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.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Norishige Kanai’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery with web-globe: LiVEARTH[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.443: Sahara Desert🇳🇪
Astronaut Norishige Kanai captured from ISS the Sahara Desert. The image shows areas around Niger.
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.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Norishige Kanai’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery with web-globe: LiVEARTH[:]