Andes Mountains as seen from Gemini 7—This view was photographed by astronaut Frank Borman and James A. The Intermontane Salt Basins are visible in the background.

Delta Region, Netherlands—Along the southern coast of the Netherlands, sediment-laden rivers have created a massive delta of islands and waterways in the gaps between coastal dunes.

Project Excelsior was a series of high-altitude parachute jumps made by Colonel (then Captain) Joseph Kittinger of the United States Air Force (USAF) in 1959 and 1960 to test the Beaupre multi-stage parachute system.

Whirlpool in the Air—This image shows a spinning formation of ice, clouds, and low-lying fog off the eastern coast of Greenland.