Satellite Images of the World

Explore satellite and aerial imagery of the Earth inside a single Flash-based interface. Excellent tool.

NASA Visible Earth is a catalog of NASA images and animations of our home planet. 

"World Wind lets you zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth. Leveraging Landsat satellite imagery and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data, World Wind lets you experience Earth terrain in visually rich 3D, just as if you were really there." 

"The USGS Global Visualization Viewer (GloVis) is a quick and easy online search and order tool for selected satellite data." 

Earth Explorer uses satellite data to present a view of the entire planet, icluding borders, cities, rivers and a mass of other information, which can be used as an educational resource. 

View night and day regions in real-time on this satellite image of the world. 

"Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings and even explore galaxies in the Sky. You can explore rich geographical content, save your toured places and share with others."

With MSN Live Search Maps you can get driving directions, find places on the map and share your maps with others. Click on the 3D tab to start Virtual Earth 3D, where you can explore 3D buildings and cities at street level, combined with real-time weather.

With Yahoo! LOCAL Maps you can easily find maps of countries, regions and cities. You can also plan a trip, get driving directions and view satellite maps.