Swamps, Seen from Space, Are Straight-Up Earth Porn

A photo posted by ESA (@europeanspaceagency) on Sep 18, 2015 at 3:42am PDT

Lush Mississippi marshland runs red in a stunning aerial photo captured by the European Space Agency's Sentinel-2A. While normally this vista would be saturated with greens and blues, the ESA satellite's radar imaging sees plant life in bright red, and water in a grayish tone that gives the landscape an alien feel, while also teaching you more about the marshy topography.

Aside from the occasional stunning aerial, the ESA's Instagram feed often features a behind-the-scenes look at their space-faring activities, gadgets, and sweet snapshots of space. Check out a few of our favorites below.

A photo posted by ESA (@europeanspaceagency) on Sep 18, 2015 at 12:34am PDT

A video posted by ESA (@europeanspaceagency) on Sep 11, 2015 at 7:57am PDT

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A photo posted by ESA (@europeanspaceagency) on Aug 27, 2015 at 7:56am PDT

A video posted by ESA (@europeanspaceagency) on Aug 23, 2015 at 3:25am PDT

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