Long before there was Google Earth, NASA has been snapping some pretty sweet pics of our planet from space.  Most of these pictures are taken from around 200 nautical miles (about 230 normal miles) from earth. I killed some time on the company dime today and found some of the coolest space pictures of Montana.

Here's one of St. Mary Lake, the second largest lake in Glacier National Park:

Credit: NASA
Credit: NASA.gov
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Here's a neat shot of Ennis Lake:

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Credit: NASA.gov
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This shot shows Yellowtail Reservoir and the Big Horns:

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Credit: NASA.gov
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I love the checkerboard patterns of the farmland around this pic of Tiber Reservoir:

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Tiber Credit: NASA.gov
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Can you see Berkeley Pit from space? You're darn right you can:

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Credit: NASA.gov
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And this one is probably my favorite, Fort Peck Reservoir:

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Credit: NASA.gov
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Want to kill some time on the internet? Visit the search portal on NASA's site.

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