MISR Image List Index

The Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) was successfully launched into sun-synchronous polar orbit aboard Terra, NASA's first Earth Observing System (EOS) spacecraft, on December 18, 1999. MISR measurements are designed to improve our understanding of the Earth's environment and climate.

Viewing the sunlit Earth simultaneously at nine widely-spaced angles, MISR provides radiometrically and geometrically calibrated images in four spectral bands at each of the angles. Spatial sampling of 275 and 1100 meters is provided on a global basis. The MISR instrument orbits the Earth about 15 times each day. There are 233 distinct orbits which are repeated every 16 days. These 233 repeating orbits are called paths, and since the paths overlap, near global coverage is obtained in 9 days.

You may download individual images and descriptions from the list below or from the MISR Thumbnail Gallery.

Africa

• Angola and Namibia - August 30, 2000 - Smoke plumes over Angola and Namibia.
• Angola and Namibia - March 6, 2001 and September 1, 2002 - Seasonal surface changes.
• Botswana: Ntwetwe and Sua Pans - August 18, 2000 - Seasonal lakes in northeastern Botswana.
• Botswana: Sua Pan - September 3, 2000 - A hazy day at Sua Pan, Botswana.
• Cape of Good Hope - August 23, 2000 - Aerosol retrieval over Cape of Good Hope.
• Cape of Good Hope - August 23, 2000 - Enlargement of aerosol retrieval over Cape of Good Hope.
• Cape Town - August 16, 2000 - Stereo anaglyph of Cape Town, South Africa.
• Johannesburg - June 16, 2002 - Land use, vegetation, and geological features found within Gauteng Province.
• Kruger National Park - September 7, 2000 - Smoke plumes over northeastern South Africa during SAFARI 2000.
• Kruger National Park - June to September, 2000 - Transvaal region of South Africa, southwest of Kruger National Park.
• Kruger National Park - August 18, 2010 - Northeastern South Africa showing Kruger Park, the Palabora Copper Mine, and Lake Massingir.
• Morocco and Algeria - Africa and Europe meet in this natural-color mosaic from data during 2000 - 2002.
• Niger River - October 29, 2000 - Green oasis of the Niger River.
• Nigeria - January 31, 2003 - Smoke from fires burning throughout Nigeria and north central Africa.
• Nile Delta - February 29, 2000 - The Nile Delta in true-color and false-color.
• Nile Delta - January 30, 2001 - The Nile Delta and Suez Canal.
• Nile River - 2000 and 2001 - White and Blue Nile before and after the rainy seasons.
• Saharan Dust - March 2, 2003 - Surface winds carry dust over the Atlantic Ocean.
• Saharan Dust Cloud - July 20, 2005 - Dust blows westward.
• South Africa - February 2002 - Red tide strands South African rock lobsters.
• South African Particulates - August 14 to September 29, 2000 - Airborne particulates over South Africa.
• Southern Africa - August 25, 2000 - South Africa to Zambia including the Okavango Delta.
• West Africa - January 12, 2004 - Smoke and dust obscure the nations of western Africa.
• Zambia and Botswana - August 25, 2000 - Smoke and vegetation over Zambia and Botswana.
• Zambia Wetland - July 14, 2003 and July 21, 2004 - Renewal of Kafue Wetland illustrated in four images.

Antarctica

• Amery Ice Shelf - October 6, 2001 and September 29, 2002 - Two images of the "loose tooth".
• Antarctica - February 24, 2000 - The Ross Ice Shelf and the Transantarctic Mountains of Antarctica at twilight.
• Bouvet Island near Antarctica - June 2000 to June 2002 - Four images of this tiny island
• Complex Clouds - April 23, 2003 - Structure and beauty of polar clouds.
• Icebergs Adrift - March 10 and 24, 2002 - A large crack widens in the Thwaites Ice Tongue.
• Iceberg B15A - October 26, 2003 - Spectral and angular reflectance properties of ice types.
• Lambert-Amery - October 25, 2002 - Ice surface textures and cloud-top heights.
• Larsen B Ice Shelf - March 7, 2002 - The disintegrating Larsen B ice shelf.
• Lutzow-Holm Bay - September 5, 2002 - Spectral and angular reflectance properties help explain the geophysical environment.
• Pine Island Bay - September 2000 and November 2001 - Birth of an iceberg in Pine Island Bay.
• Pine Island Glacier - December 12, 2000 - Pine Island Glacier in western Antarctica.
• Ross Ice Shelf - December 2000 to December 2001 - Movement of icebergs near the Ross Ice Shelf.
• Ross Sea - December 10, 2000 - Migration of icebergs in the Ross Sea.
• Solar Eclipse - November 23, 2003 - MISR's nine cameras capture the eclipse shadow.
• Waves on Ice - December 16, 2004 - Wavy patterns on Antarctica's ice surface mimic clouds.

Arctic Ocean

• Arctic Clouds - August 23, 2000 - Stratus clouds help modulate the arctic climate.
• Arctic Refuge - August 16, 2000 - Summer in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
• Arctic Vortex - June 6, 2001 - Marine stratocumulus clouds form vortex streets.
• Beaufort Sea - March 19, 2001 - Illustration of different methods to assess sea ice type.
• Bering Strait - August 18, 2000 - Bering Strait showing Siberia and Alaska.
• Greenland - June 18, 2003 - The colorful coast and the Jakobshavn Glacier.
• Siberian Sea - May 28, 2002 - MISR discriminates clouds from snow and ice in the Siberian Sea.

Asia

• Amu Darya River - June 2002 - False-color image shows highly vegetated areas.
• Aral Sea - December 3, 2002 - Depletion of the Aral Sea of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
• Asia Lakes - July 4, 2001 - Many lakes at the juncture of Mongolia, China and Russia.
• Asia Smoke - April 12, 2003 - Thick smoke from Asian fires is measured over the northern Pacific.
• Bering Strait - August 18, 2000 - Bering Strait showing Siberia and Alaska.
• Chikurachki Volcano - April 22, 2003 - The height and motion of plumes from the eruption.
• China Dust - July 9, 2000 and April 7, 2001 - Fingerprints in the Asian dust.
• China Dust and Sand - March 10, 2004 - Dust and sand sweep the northeast region.
• China and Korea - March 23 and April 8, 2002 - Dust obscures the region.
• Himalayas - April 14, 2000 - Three views of the Himalayas.
• India - October 15, 2001 - High concentrations of aerosols over India.
• India: Bihar - Four years of data show an immense pollution pool over northern India.
• India: Gujarat - January 26, 2001 - Shallow water regions of India before and after the Gujarat earthquake.
• India: Kachchh - January 26, 2001 - Kachchh region of western India before and after the Bhuj earthquake.
• Indonesia: Sumatra - March 13, 2002 - Agricultural burning and forest fires produce airborne particulates.
• Japan: Shikoku Island - April 13, 2001 - Information about atmospheric particles during ACE-Asia Field Campaign.
• Japan: Smoke Plume - March 12, 2011 - Large smoke plume from industrial fires in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
• Japan: Tsunami - March 16, 2001 and March 12, 2011 - Before and after tsunami inundation along Japan's eastern coast.
• Japan: Tsunami Flooding - March 18, 2005 and March 19, 2011 - Before and after tsunami flooding along Japan's eastern coast.
• Pakistan Flooding - August 8, 2009 and August 11, 2010 - Contrast of water and vegetation before and after flooding.
• Palau Yos Sudarso - July 31, 2002 - Natural-color and false-color images of the leaf-shaped island.
• Russia - May 13, 2001 - Smoke plumes from Russia's Khabarovsk region.
• Russian Arctic - July 11, 2004 - Summer views of Lena Delta and Olenek River.
• Siberian Fires - June 11, 2003 - Smoke from fires in the taiga forests of Eastern Siberia.
• Siberian Islands - May 28, 2002 - MISR discriminates clouds from snow and ice in the Siberian Sea.
• Snowstorm - March 13, 2004 - Traffic stoppped along the China-Mongolia-Russia border.
• Tibet - May 14, 2000 - Stereo image of the Tibetan Plateau and a portion of the Himalayas.
• Tsunami: India - December 26, 2004 - Waves break along India's eastern coast.
• Tsunami: Sri Lanka - December 26, 2004 - Deep ocean waves off Sri Lanka's coast.
• Typhoon Sinlaku - September 5, 2002 - Three views of the typhoon over the Okinawan island chain.
• Yarlang Tsangpo - April 12, 2002 - Yarlang Tsangpo River courses through Tibetan Autonomous Region of China.

• Middle East

  • Arabian Sea - October 2, 2004 - Red plankton colors the water.
  • Baghdad - April 2, 2003 - Dark smoke from oil fires in Baghdad, Iraq.
  • Dust and Smoke - July 26, 2005 - Comparing the size of dust and smoke over the Red Sea and eastern United States.
  • Dust Storm - April 11 and May 13, 2004 - Clear skies and elevated dust over the Middle East.
  • Middle East Composite - August 16-30, 2000 - Composite of 16 orbits of the Middle East region.
  • Middle East Dust - October 18, 2002 - A large dust plume extends across Syria and Turkey.
  • Middle East Mosaic - August 16-30, 2000 - Mosaic views of the Middle East region.
  • Red Sea - August 13, 2000 - The Red Sea between the East Africa coast and Saudi Arabian peninsula.

Atlantic Ocean

• Arctic Vortex - June 6, 2001 - Marine stratocumulus clouds form vortex streets.
• Bouvet Island - June 2000 to June 2002 - Four images of this tiny island
• Canary Islands - February 29, 2000 - Canary Islands during a dust storm.
• Celtic Sea - June 4, 2001 - Phytoplankton in the Celtic Sea and English Channel regions.
• Dust Storm - March 2, 2003 - Surface winds carry Saharan dust over the Atlantic Ocean.
• Hurricane Alberto - August 19, 2000 - Stereo image of Hurricane Alberto.
• Hurricane Debby - August 21, 2000 - New approaches to retrieving cloud-top heights and wind during Hurricane Debby.
• Hurricane Earl - August 30, 2010 - Multi-level winds during Hurricane Earl.
• Hurricanes Frances and Ivan - September 4 and 5, 2004 - Images and cloud height maps of the hurricanes.
• Hurricane Ida - November 9, 2009 - Cross-track winds from the hurricane.
• Hurricane Irene - August 25, 2011 - Cloud heights at the top of the hurricane.
• Hurricane Isabel - September 7 and 11, 2003 - Cloud-top and height characteristics of the hurricane.
• Hurricane Jeanne - September 24, 2004 - Image, cloud height map, and animation of the hurricane.
• Hurricane Katrina - August 27, 2005 - False-color, 3-D, and animation views show strong convective development of the hurricane.
• Hurricane Wilma - October 18, 21, and 23, 2005 - Images and cloud-top height observations of the hurricane.
• Iceland - August 16, 2001 - Late summer in Iceland, the land of ice and fire.
• Iceland: Eyjafjallajökull Volcano - April 14, 2010 - Ash from volcano eruption stretches over the North Atlantic.
• Iceland: Eyjafjallajökull Volcano - April 19, 2010 - Views of volcano ash plume particle properties.
• Iceland: Eyjafjallajökull Volcano - April 19, 2010 - Views of volcano eruption plume heights.
• Iceland: Eyjafjallajökull Volcano - April 19, 2010 - Stereo anaglyph of volcano eruption plume heights.
• Iceland: Eyjafjallajökull Volcano - May 7, 2010 - Volcano eruption plume heights.
• Iceland: Eyjafjallajökull Volcano - May 16, 2010 - Ash continues to disrupt air traffic.
• Iceland: Grímsvötn Volcano - May 22, 2011 - Windblown ash from eruption plume closes airport.
• Shirase Glacier - September 5, 2002 - Lutzow-Holm Bay and the Shirase Glacier, Antarctica.
• South Atlantic Anomaly - February 3-16, 2000 - South Atlantic Anomaly obtained before MISR's covers were removed.

• Gulf of Mexico

  • Gulf of Mexico - May 1, 2010 - Oil slick from Deepwater Horizon oil platform accident.
  • Gulf of Mexico - May 8, 2010 - Oil slick continues to spread.
  • Gulf of Mexico - May 17, 2010 - Multiple views of oil slick.
  • Gulf of Mexico - May 24, 2010 - Oil invades Louisiana wildlife habitats.
  • Gulf Coast Wetlands - October 15, 2001 - Complex coastal wetland areas.
  • Hurricane Alex - June 30, 2010 - Hurricane conditions disrupted cleanup efforts associated with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
  • Hurricane Katrina - August 14 and August 30, 2005 - Views before and after the storm highlight changes to rivers and vegetation.
  • Hurricane Katrina - August 27, 2005 - False-color, 3-D, and animation views show strong convective development of the hurricane.
  • Tropical Storm Katrina - August 30, 2005 - Cloud-top heights and cloud-tracked wind velocities of the storm.
  • Mississippi Delta - April 26, 2000 - Mississippi Delta in true-color and false-color.

Australia and New Zealand

• Canberra - January 18, 2003 - Billowing smoke plumes from bushfires near Canberra, Australia.
• Cyclone Monty - February 29 and March 4, 2004 - Western Australia before and after storm landfall.
• Dust Storm - September 22, 2009 - Massive dust storm over Australia.
• Extratropical Cyclone - October 11, 2001 - South of the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.
• Great Barrier Reef - August 26, 2000 - Spectacular image of the Great Barrier Reef near Queensland.
• Lake Eyre - December 9, 2000 and November 29, 2002 - Water level fluctuations due to rainfall variations.
• New South Wales - December 30, 2001 - Smoke from wildfires covers New South Wales.
• New Zealand - April 13, 2000 - New Zealand's Southern Alps.
• Northern Australia - June 1, 2000 - Tropical Northern Australia during the dry season.
• Queensland - November 19, 2001 - Sediment, hydroxides of iron, and vegetation.
• Queensland Pastures - October 18, 2003 and February 7, 2004 - Pasture growth before and after summer rainfall.
• Queensland Seasons - June 7 and September 27, 2003 - Surface changes across the Southern Brigalow Belt.
• Southeastern Australia - February 14 and February 17, 2002 - The extent of the burnt areas.
• Sydney - July 11, 2000 - Terrain and forests of eastern Australia near Sydney.

Europe

• Aerosols - February 23 and March 27, 2003 - Optical depths over Europe.
• Alps - July 22, 2000 - The Alps in true-color and stereo.
• Celtic Sea - June 4, 2001 - Phytoplankton in the Celtic Sea and English Channel regions.
• Europe meets Africa - 2000 to 2002 - Europe and Africa meet in this natural-color mosaic.
• Greece - September 30, 2001 - The Greek islands of the Aegean Sea.
• Greece - Summer 2002 - Elevated aerosol levels over Greece and the Aegean Sea.
• Iceland - August 16, 2001 - Late summer in Iceland, the land of ice and fire.
• Iceland: Eyjafjallajökull Volcano - April 14, 2010 - Ash from volcano eruption stretches over the North Atlantic.
• Iceland: Eyjafjallajökull Volcano - April 19, 2010 - Views of volcano ash plume particle properties.
• Iceland: Eyjafjallajökull Volcano - April 19, 2010 - Views of volcano eruption plume heights.
• Iceland: Eyjafjallajökull Volcano - April 19, 2010 - Stereo anaglyph of volcano eruption plume heights.
• Iceland: Eyjafjallajökull Volcano - May 7, 2010 - Volcano eruption plume heights.
• Iceland: Eyjafjallajökull Volcano - May 16, 2010 - Ash continues to disrupt air traffic.
• Iceland: Grímsvötn Volcano - May 22, 2011 - Windblown ash from eruption plume closes airport.
• Ireland - May 5, 2000 - Armagh, Ireland, site of the 200-year-old Armagh Observatory.
• Ireland Seasons - August 23 and December 29, 2000 - Snow over Ireland contrasted with summertime green.
• Italy - May 8, 2005 - Natural color and composite images of rice cultivation in Northwest Italy.
• Italy: Mt. Etna - July 22, 2001 - Eruption of the volcano in true-color and stereo.
• Italy: Mt. Etna - October 27, 2002 - Height and extect of the ash from from the volcano.
• Italy: Mt. Etna - October 29, 2002 - Structure and relative heights of plumes of the volcano.
• Lake Constance - August 14, 2000 - Large lake bordered by Switzerland, Germany, and Austria has many names.
• Norway - August 20, 2001 - The fjords and Maelstrom of Norway's glaciated coastline.
• Russia: Saratov - May 31 and July 18, 2002 - Spring and Summer vegetation in the Lower Volga River Valley.
• Russia: St. Petersburg - May 31, 2002 - the most northerly large city in the world.
• Scandinavia - Cloud-free natural-color mosaic of Scandinavia and the Baltic Region.
• Volga Delta - October 5, 2001 - The Volga River flows into the Caspian Sea.
• Yugoslavia - July 28, 2000 - Triplet of images uses various methods to show the vegetation of Yugoslavia.

Indian Ocean

• Complex Clouds - April 23, 2003 - Structure and beauty of polar clouds.
• Cyclone Dera - March 12, 2001 - Contrasting rotational patterns of tropical storms Bud (June 17, 2000) and Dera (March 12, 2001).
• Gravity Waves - October 29, 2003 - Ripples over marine stratocumulus clouds.
• Low Clouds - July 23, 2007 - Trend of decreasing global cloud height during the last decade.
• Shirase Glacier - September 5, 2002 - Lutzow-Holm Bay and the Shirase Glacier, Antarctica.
• Sumatra, Indonesia - March 13, 2002 - Haze from agricultural burning and forest fires obscure the area.
• Tsunami: India - December 26, 2004 - Waves break along India's eastern coast.
• Tsunami: Sri Lanka - December 26, 2004 - Deep ocean waves off Sri Lanka's coast.

North America

• Canada

  • Chisholm Forest Fire - May 29, 2001 - Multiple views of smoke from fires.
  • Christmas Mountains - March 8, 2001 - Holiday colors in New Brunswick.
  • Devon Island - June 28, 2001 - Mars researchers rendezvous on a remote arctic island.
  • Georgian Bay - March 6, 2000 - Clouds and ice at Georgian Bay, Ontario.
  • James Bay - February 24, 2000 - MISR captures the first light after opening the cover.
  • James Bay - February 24, 2000 - First views of James Bay's winter landscape.
  • James Bay - February 24, 2000 - Hudson and James Bays in true-color and false-color.
  • James Bay - August 9, 2000 and January 16, 2001 - Summer and winter contrasts over the James Bay.
  • Manitoba - June 20, 2001 - Fire season in Manitoba.
  • North America Mosaic - 2000 to 2004 - Natural color cloud-free mosaic from 500 orbits.
  • Quebec - March 4, 2001 - False-color images of Southern Quebec in winter.
  • Quebec: Lake Manicouagan - June 1, 2001 - Remnants of an inpact crater in Quebec.
  • Saskatchewan - April 17, 2001 - Snow and vegetation in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
  • Southwestern Canada - 2000 to 2002 - Mosaic of Southwestern Canada and the Western United States.
  • Yukon Fires - June 30, 2004 - Multiple views of smoke from lightning-induced fires.

• Central America and Mexico

  • Baja - February 24, 2000 - Sonora, Mexico and Baja California during MISR orbit 996.
  • Guadalupe - June 11, 2000 - Turbulent atmosphere near Guadalupe, Mexico.
  • Honduras - February 26, 2000 - Honduras, Nicaragua, and the San Cristobal volcano.
  • Hurricane Ida - November 9, 2009 - Cross-track winds from the hurricane.
  • Hurricane Isidore - September 20, 2002 - Three views of clouds from Hurricane Isidore.
  • Hurricane Ivan - September 5, 2004 - Images and cloud height maps of the hurricane.
  • Hurricane Wilma - October 18, 21, and 23, 2005 - Images and cloud-top height observations of the hurricane.
  • Mexico City - April 9 and December 5, 2001 - Atmospheric particulates are evident over Mexico City.
  • Mexico Fires - May 2, 2002 - Smoke from southern fires drifts over the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Mexico: Socorro - April 23 and May 9, 2000 - Atmospheric eddies near the island of Socorro, Mexico.
  • Nicaraguan Volcanoes - February 26, 2000 - Plumes from the San Cristobal and Masaya volcanoes.
  • North America Mosaic - 2000 to 2004 - Natural color cloud-free mosaic from 500 orbits.
  • Thin Clouds - July 9, 2002 - Thin, feathery clouds of ice crystals over the Caribbean Sea.
  • Yucatan Peninsula - February 24, 2000 - Mexico and Guatemala.

• Greenland

  • Jakobshavn Glacier - June 18, 2003 - The western coast shows "holiday colors".

• United States

  • Alaska - June 25, 2000 - Western Alaska with the Yukon River and forest fire smoke plume.
  • Alaska Fires - June 30, 2004 - Multiple views of smoke from lightning-induced fires.
  • Alaska: Beaufort Sea - March 19, 2001 - Illustration of different methods to assess sea ice type.
  • Appalachia Snow - December 7, 2002 - The season's first snow covers parts of southern Appalachia.
  • Appalachian Mountains - March 6, 2000 - Multi-angle views of the hazy Appalachian Mountains.
  • Appalachian Mountains - March 6, 2000 - Haze and aerosols over the Appalachian Mountains.
  • Arctic Refuge - August 16, 2000 - Summer in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
  • Arizona Fire - June 7, 2011 - Wallow and Horseshoe 2 wildfires.
  • Bering Strait - August 18, 2000 - Bering Strait showing Siberia and Alaska.
  • Black Hills - July 12, 2000 and July 14, 2004 - Drought, vegetation, and albedo in the Black Hills.
  • California Burn Scars - October 17 and November 18, 2003 - Images before and after brush fires.
  • California Coast - March 14, 2000 - Southern California with the Mojave Desert and surrounding area.
  • California: Diamond Valley - March 14, 2000, March 1 and May 20, 2001 - Creation of the large Reservoir.
  • California Dust - February 9, 2002 - Airborne dust is stirred up by Santa Ana winds.
  • California Dust and Ash - November 27, 2003 - Santa Ana winds blow dust and ash over the Pacific.
  • California: Emigrant Gap - August 13, 2001 - Emigrant Gap Fire in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
  • California Fires - October 26, 2003 - Smoke from wildfires near Los Angeles and San Diego.
  • California Fires - October 21, 2007 - Smoke from fires in the Los Angeles and San Diego areas.
  • California Fires - June 27, 2008 - Smoke from fires in northern California.
  • California Fires - August 30, 2009 - Smoke from the Station fire in southern California.
  • California Sun Glint - Solar power stations in the Mohave Desert on April 8, 2003.
  • California: San Francisco Bay - August 17, 2000 (MISR) and August 25, 1997 (AirMISR) - Northern California and the San Francisco Bay.
  • California: San Joaquin Valley - January 3, 2001 - Haze over southern California and southwestern Nevada.
  • Cape Cod - April 13, 2000 - Cloud free Cape Cod.
  • Cape Cod - February 18, 2001 - Snow and thin clouds over Cape Cod.
  • Chesapeake Bay - July 17, 2001 - Chesapeake Bay during CLAMS field campaign.
  • Colorado - September 12, 2000 - The contrast of mountains and desert plateaus.
  • Colorado Fires - June 9, 2002 - Distribution of smoke on the second day of the Hayman fire.
  • Dust and Smoke - July 26, 2005 - Comparing the size of dust and smoke over the Red Sea and eastern United States.
  • Florida - April 9, 2000 - Color and stereo images of Florida.
  • Florida - October 18, 2000 - Southern Florida from Daytona Beach to the Keys.
  • Florida Everglades - January 16, 2002 - The "river of grass".
  • Georgia: Okefenokee Swamp - May 8, 2002 - Smoke plumes produced by the Blackjack Complex fire.
  • Grand Canyon - December 31, 2000 - Grand Canyon and Lake Powell.
  • Gulf Coast Wetlands - October 15, 2001 - Complex coastal wetland areas.
  • Gulf of Mexico - May 1, 2010 - Oil slick from Deepwater Horizon oil platform accident.
  • Gulf of Mexico - May 8, 2010 - Oil slick continues to spread.
  • Gulf of Mexico - May 17, 2010 - Multiple views of oil slick.
  • Gulf of Mexico - May 24, 2010 - Oil invades Louisiana wildlife habitats.
  • Hawaii - April to June 2000 - Big Island vegetation and volcanoes.
  • Hurricane Frances - September 4, 2004 - Images and cloud height maps of the hurricane.
  • Hurricane Katrina - August 14 and August 30, 2005 - Views before and after the storm highlight changes to rivers and vegetation.
  • Hurricane Katrina - August 27, 2005 - False-color, 3-D, and animation views show strong convective development of the hurricane.
  • Tropical Storm Katrina - August 30, 2005 - Cloud-top heights and cloud-tracked wind velocities of the storm.
  • Hurricane Lili - October 2, 2002 - Two views of the eye of the hurricane.
  • Hurricane Wilma - October 18, 21, and 23, 2005 - Images and cloud-top height observations of the hurricane.
  • Idaho Fires - August 5, 2000 - Smoke plumes from wildfires in Idaho.
  • Illinois and Indiana - April 5, 2004 - Four views of Spring around the Wabash River.
  • Lake Powell - March 2000 - The second largest man-made lake in the United States.
  • Maryland: Baltimore - Spring 2003 - Students and NASA study aerosols over Baltimore.
  • Maryland: La Plata - May 1, 2002 - Flattened vegetation left by a tornado.
  • Mid-Atlantic - March 24, 2000 - Spectacular view from the Chesapeake Bay to the Appalachian Mountains.
  • Mississippi Delta - April 26, 2000 - True-color and false-color images of the alluvial fan.
  • Mississippi River - March 26 and April 27, 2001 - Spring flooding on the Mississippi.
  • Mississippi River - Spring 2001 - Multiple images of flooding due to snowmelt and heavy rainfalls.
  • Missouri: St. Louis - October 15, 2005 - Green vegetation and meandering rivers.
  • Montana Fires - August 14, 2000 - Montana forest fires and Hurricane Hector.
  • New England - August 26 and October 20, 2000 - Summer turns to autumn in northern New England.
  • New England: Hudson River - October 20, 2000 - New York and portions of southern New England.
  • New Mexico: Los Alamos - May 9, 2000 - Multi-angle views of the Los Alamos fires.
  • North America Mosaic - 2000 to 2004 - Natural color cloud-free mosaic from 500 orbits.
  • North Carolina - October 11, 2000 - Barrier islands, wetlands, and estuaries of coastal North Carolina and Virginia.
  • Oregon: Biscuit Wildfire - July 29 and October 29, 2002 - Contrast between burnt and unburnt areas.
  • Oregon Fires - September 4, 2003 - Extent of the smoke from the B&B Complex fires in central Oregon.
  • Particle Pollution - Feature article: Satellites Track Human Exposure to Fine Particle Pollution.
  • Philadelphia - October 11, 2000 - Philadelphia and large cities of the notheastern United States.
  • Rockies - May 12, 2001 - Denver and the front range of the Rockies.
  • Sierra Nevada - August 12, 2000 - Sierra Nevada mountains near the California-Nevada border.
  • Southern Rains - April 1 and May 3, 2004 - Multiple views of vegetation growth.
  • Texas Fires - September 5, 2011 - Wind-whipped fires in east Texas following the remains of Tropical Storm Lee.
  • Texas: Houston - September 12, 2002 - Environmental influence of aerosols over Houston and Galveston Bay.
  • Texas-Oklahoma - March 12, 2000 - Plains, rivers, and smoke plumes along the Texas-Oklahoma border.
  • Utah: Salt Lake City - December 31, 2000 - Snow-covered peaks of the Wasatch and Uinta Mountains.
  • Utah: Salt Lake Region - February 8 and June 16, 2001 - Winter and summer views of the Great Salt Lake.
  • Washington: Hanford Nuclear Reservation - May 15 and August 3, 2000 - Affects of the brush fire near Richland, Washington.
  • Western USA - April 2000 to September 2001 - Mosaic of the Western United States.
  • Western USA and Canada - 2000 to 2002 - Mosaic of the Western United States and Southwestern Canada.
  • Wisconsin and Michigan - October 30, 2008 - MISR scares up an eerie image of haunted lakes and ghost ships.
  • World Trade Center - September 12, 2001 - Smoke plume dispersal from "Ground Zero" to the New York - New Jersey region.
  • Wyoming: Jackson Hole - July 27, 2001 - Green Knoll forest fire.

Pacific Ocean

• Anatahan Island - May 24, 2003 - The volcanic eruption plume.
• Asia Smoke - April 12, 2003 - Thick smoke from Asian fires is measured over the northern Pacific.
• Chikurachki Volcano - April 22, 2003 - The height and motion of plumes from the eruption.
• Closed Large Cell Clouds - November 25, 2001 - Mid-latitude oceanic clouds unperturbed by atmospheric activity.
• Closed Small Cell Clouds - November 19, 2001 - Marine stratocumulus clouds.
• Cloud Arcs - March 11, 2002 - Quasi-circular cloud arcs over the Pacific.
• Fiji - June 12, 2001 - The green archipelago with many plant species.
• Galapagos - October 26, 2001 - Volcanoes, cacti, giant tortoise, and flamingos.
• Guadalupe - June 11, 2000 - Turbulent atmosphere near Guadalupe Island, Mexico.
• Hawaii - April to June 2000 - Big Island vegetation and volcanoes.
• Hurricane Carlotta - June 21, 2000 - Three views (color and stereo) of Hurricane Carlotta.
• Hurricane Hector - August 14, 2000 - Hurricane Hector and Montana forest fires.
• Hurricane Juliette - September 26, 2001 - The eye of the storm.
• Icebergs Adrift - March 10 and 24, 2002 - A large crack widens in the Thwaites Ice Tongue.
• Iceberg B15A - October 26, 2003 - Views of an Antarctic iceberg ready to drift.
• Palau Yos Sudarso - July 31, 2002 - Natural-color and false-color images of the leaf-shaped island.
• Ship Tracks - July 18, 2001 - Interactions in the marine atmosphere.
• Solar Eclipse - June 10, 2002 - Effect of an eclipse was captured.
• Tropical Storm Bud - July 11, 2006 - Views as the storm intensified to a hurricane.
• Tropical Storms - June 17, 2000 and March 12, 2001 - Contrasting rotational patterns of Bud (June 17, 2000) and Dera (March 12, 2001).
• Typhoon Sinlaku - September 5, 2002 - Three views of the typhoon over the Okinawan island chain.

South America

• Amazon River - July 23, 2000 - Convergence of the Rio Solimoes and the Rio Negro.
• Amazon River - September 8, 2000 - Mouth of the mighty Amazon River.
• Andes - July 17, 2000 - Deep canyons of the Andes in Peru demonstrate the power of water erosion.
• Andes - May 16, 2000 - Three views of the Andes and Lake Titicaca.
• Bolivia - January 16, 2002 and January 3, 2003 - Two large salt deserts of the Altiplano.
• Brazil: Duck Lagoon - December 27, 2001 - Sediment eminates from the lagoon.
• Brazil: Rio Branco - July 28, 2000 - Deforestation patterns cut through the rainforest.
• Brazil: Rondonia - September 15, 2002 - Scientists study gases and airborne particles.
• Brazil: Xingu River - June 29, 2004 - Fires and deforestation.
• Venezuela: Lake Maracaibo - December 26, 2002 - Oil Slicks on the Venezuelan lake.

Global Images

• Global Aerosols - December 2001 through November 2002 - Summaries of aerosol optical thickness.
• Global Aerosol Observations - 2000 through 2004 - Seasonal-average distribution of atmospheric aerosols.
• Global Albedo - December 2001 through August 2002 - Global, seasonal summaries of reflectance for seasonal periods.
• Global Albedo - 2003 and 2004 - Global, seasonal summaries of Directional Hemispherical Reflectance.
• Global Composite - March 2002 - One of the first planet-wide summary views.
• Moon - April 14, 2003 - A special maneuver captured images of the Moon.
• South Atlantic Anomaly - February 3-16, 2000 - South Atlantic Anomaly before MISR's covers were removed.
• Terra Satellite - Artist's concept of Terra satellite with MISR onboard.

The Mystery Images

• Mystery #1 - June 12, 2001 - An island.
• Mystery #2 - August 14, 2000 - A lake.
• Mystery #3 - August 20, 2001 - A jagged coastline.
• Mystery #4 - October 29, 2000 - A seasonal wetland.
• Mystery #5 - October 26, 2001 - A group of islands.
• Mystery #6 - December 27, 2001 - A lagoon.
• Mystery #7 - July 4, 2001 - Area of many lakes.
• Mystery #8 - A large river - April 12, 2001.
• Mystery #9 - Four different dates - same small island.
• Mystery #10 - July 31, 2002 - A leaf-shaped island.
• Mystery #11 - November 19, 2001 - A coastline with red-orange feature.
• Mystery #12 - May 31, 2002 - Land between two bodies of water.
• Mystery #13 - June, 2002 - A highly vegetated area.
• Mystery #14 - 2003 - An island with a volcanic eruption plume.
• Mystery #15 - July 2003 - A landmass.
• Mystery #16 - October and November 2003 - Two coral atolls.
• Mystery #17 - December 2000 - Smoke plumes, lakes, and lagoons.
• Mystery #18 - March 2004 - Wetlands and fossil sediments.
• Mystery #19 - May 2002 - A large water body and river delta.
• Mystery #20 - July 2003 - Lakes, rivers, and a valley.
• Mystery #21 - November 2001 - Clouds over the eastern tropical Pacific.
• Mystery #22 - February 2005 - Three rivers converge.
• Mystery #23 - March 2004 - Forests, lakes, and mountains.
• Mystery #24 - Landmass next to a body of water.
• Mystery #25 - Landmark on a coast.
• Mystery #26 - Coast and island.
• Mystery #27 - Desert and natural geologic features.

The First Images

• First Light - February 24, 2000 - MISR's first light image over James Bay, Canada.
• Jail Bars - February 12, 2000 - Heater signal of "dark current" - data obtained before MISR's covers were removed.
• James Bay - February 24, 2000 - Hudson and James Bays in true-color and false-color.
• South Atlantic Anomaly - February 3-16, 2000 - Region of high proton levels - data obtained before MISR's covers were removed.
• Stars and Stripes - February 12, 2000 - Instrument performance assessment - data obtained before MISR's covers were removed.
• Typical Dark - February 12, 2000 - Instrument testing during orbit 821 - data obtained before MISR's covers were removed.