Science

Watch this space: a bird’s-eye view of 2022 – in pictures

Mike Letterman

Dec 23, 2022, 5:31 PM
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Before and after the main eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai undersea volcano in Tonga in January.
There is a satellite called World View-2.
‘The exodus’ from the Burning Man festival in Nevada in September.
There is a nighttime satellite called World View-2.
A Christmas tree and nativity scene in Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City, Italy, in November.
There is a satellite called World View 3.
The Kaaba and Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, in July during the Hajj pilgrimage.
The picture was taken off-nadir satellite/maxar.
Lava flows from Mauna Loa volcano, Hawaii, in November, shown in a combination of day and night images.
There is a photograph of Maxar.
Historic flooding along the Niger River Basin in Anocha, Nigeria.
The picture is of a satellite/maxar.
The annual presidential ‘pardon’ of Thanksgiving turkeys at the White House, Washington DC, in November.
There is a satellite called World View 3.
The Burning Man festival’s centre camp, Nevada.
There is a satellite called World View-2.
The damaged Kerch bridge from Russia to Crimea after a truck bomb blast in October.
There is a satellite called World View 3 off-nadir.
A freestyle ski course in Hebei, China, for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
There is a nighttime satellite called World View 3.
The Indianapolis 500 race in Indiana in May.
There is a photograph of World View-2 Off-Nadir.
A traffic jam of vehicles with people trying to leave Russia near the Russia-Georgia border in September.
The picture is of a satellite/maxar.
Al-Bayt stadium in Qatar at night during the World Cup.
There are two satellites, World View-2 and World View-3.