Gallery: Best Views of Earth From Europe's New Plant-Mapping Minisatellite

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    The Sinai Peninsula, taken by Proba-V on March 24, 2014.
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    A colored vegetation index of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, derived from Proba-V data in 2013.
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    The Nile Delta in Egypt taken by Proba-V on March 24, 2014.
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    False-color image showing deforestation in Brazil, taken by Proba-V on Feb. 4, 2014.
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    India from Sri Lanka to the Himalayas, taken by Proba-V on March 14, 2014.
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    Ash and gas plumes from Sicily's Mt. Etna, taken by Proba-V on Oct. 26, 2013.
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    Ngorongoro crater in Tanzania, taken by Proba-V on Jan. 31, 2014.
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    A different angle on South America, taken by Proba-V on April 23, 2014
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    Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni, the largest salt flat in the world, taken by Proba-V on March 31, 2014.
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    A nearly cloud-free view of Europe made of a mosaic of images taken by Proba-V on March 9, 2014.
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