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This radar image covers a portion of the Richtersveld National Park and Orange River top of image in the Northern...
The Bushveld Igneous Complex BIC is a large layered igneous intrusion within the earth crust, exposed at the edge of...
These views from NASA Terra satellite highlight a number of the land use, vegetation, and geological features found...
This radar image shows a close up view of a portion of the Richtersveld National Park and Orange River top of image...
NASA image acquired December 26, 2011 Off the coast of South Africa, near where the South Atlantic meets the...
iss071e580719 (Aug. 30, 2024) -- The coastline of South Africa, with Cape Town and the False Bay situated at the top...
Cape Town and the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, appear on the left west of this anaglyph from NASA Shuttle Radar...
The southernmost tip of Africa is marked by the Cape Agulhas lighthouse. The warm Atlantic Agulhas current meets the...
iss072e862232 (March 28, 2025) --- This portion of the Orange River, South Africa's longest river, east of Namibia's...
Cape Town and the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, appear in the foreground of this perspective view generated from...
This image of Western Cape, South Africa was acquired by the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer MISR instrument...
STS106-713-057 (19 September 2000) --- One of the STS-106 crew members on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis used a...
STS058-77-083 (18 Oct-1 Nov 1993) --- In this scene of the south coast of Africa, Cape Agulhas, the southernmost...
Provincial Minister for Finance and Economic Opportunities of the Western Cape Government, Mireille Wenger, provides...
Premier of the Western Cape Government, Alan Winde, provides remarks during a meeting with NASA Deputy Associate...
NASA SCaN Development Manager, Bill Marinelli provides remarks during a meeting with NASA Deputy Associate...
NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Communications and Navigation, Badri Younes, right, speaks with the...
NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Communications and Navigation, Badri Younes, provides remarks during a...
AS08-16-2588 (21-27 Dec. 1968) --- Both sides of the Atlantic Ocean are visible in this view from Apollo 8...
Head of Department, Western Cape Government Economic Development and Tourism, Velile Dube, provides remarks during a...
NASA International Program Specialist, Office of International and Interagency Relations, Greg Mann, provide remarks...
From left to right, the Premier of the Western Cape Government, Alan Winde, NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for...
NASA SCaN Development Manager, Bill Marinelli provides remarks during a meeting with the Associate Administrator for...
STS072-727-059 (11-20 Jan. 1996) --- Plains of the Orange Free State, South Africa are featured in this 70mm frame...