NASAさんのインスタグラム写真 - (NASAInstagram)「😲GREAT SCOTT! Let’s take a colorful trip about 440miles (708km) above Earth’s surface via an orbiting satellite, shall we? In this stunning image of southwest Morocco, we see the gorgeous Anti-Atlas Mountains that were formed as a result of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates colliding about 80 million years ago. It was a massive collision that ended up completely destroying the Tethys Ocean. The photo was taken in infrared light — which is invisible to the naked eye — to highlight the different layers of rock and sediment, giving the tie-dye appearance. The layers are made up of limestone, sandstone, clay stone, and gypsum. The image was acquired on November 5, 2007, by the ASTER instrument on the Terra satellite. Terra got its name from the Latin word for ‘Earth’ and was the first satellite to form the Earth Observing System (EOS) when it launched in 1999. *We apologize in advance if your ears popped on the way there! 😏 Credit: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team #NASA #Infrared #ChasingMarrakech #Morocco #TBT #Views #Earth #Terra #RockOn」2月5日 8時06分