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Overview Effect: New Perspective on Mankind's Impact on the Planet

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The following photos show you how mankind has shaped the landscape of our planet, for better or worse.

The Daily Overview project strives to increase people's understanding with the help of the so-called Overview Effect — a cognitive shift in awareness sometimes experienced by astronauts while watching the Earth from space. The following photos show you how mankind has shaped the landscape of our planet, for better or worse. You can also find more pictures on the project's Facebook page and Instagram account.

© Photo : Daily Overview | Satellite images (c) 2015, Digital Globe, Inc.Ayers Rock (Uluru), a large sandstone formation in the Northern Territory of Australia.
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Ayers Rock (Uluru), a large sandstone formation in the Northern Territory of Australia.
© Photo : Daily Overview | Satellite images (c) 2015, Digital Globe, Inc.Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.
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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.
© Photo : Daily Overview | Satellite images (c) 2015, Digital Globe, Inc.Bourtange star fort, Bourtange, Netherlands.
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Bourtange star fort, Bourtange, Netherlands.
© Photo : Daily Overview | Satellite images (c) 2015, Digital Globe, Inc.Burning Man, Black Rock City, Nevada.
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Burning Man, Black Rock City, Nevada.
© Photo : Daily Overview | Satellite images (c) 2015, Digital Globe, Inc.Calbuco Volcano eruption, Ensenada, Chile.
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Calbuco Volcano eruption, Ensenada, Chile.
© Photo : Daily Overview | Satellite images (c) 2015, Digital Globe, Inc.Four Seasons resort in Bora Bora, French Polynesia.
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Four Seasons resort in Bora Bora, French Polynesia.
© Photo : Daily Overview | Satellite images (c) 2015, Digital Globe, Inc.Incheon Bridge, Incheon, South Korea.
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Incheon Bridge, Incheon, South Korea.
© Photo : Daily Overview | Satellite images (c) 2015, Digital Globe, Inc.Ipanema Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Ipanema Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
© Photo : Daily Overview | Satellite images (c) 2015, Digital Globe, Inc.Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia.
© Photo : Daily Overview | Satellite images (c) 2015, Digital Globe, Inc.Mir Mine, Russia.
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Mir Mine, Russia.
© Photo : Daily Overview | Satellite images (c) 2015, Digital Globe, Inc.Moscow, Russia.
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Moscow, Russia.
© Photo : Daily Overview | Satellite images (c) 2015, Digital Globe, Inc.Olive Tree Plantations, Córdoba, Spain.
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Olive Tree Plantations, Córdoba, Spain.
© Photo : Daily Overview | Satellite images (c) 2015, Digital Globe, Inc.Östermalm, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Östermalm, Stockholm, Sweden.
© Photo : Daily Overview | Satellite images (c) 2015, Digital Globe, Inc.Ancient Ruins of Palmyra, Syria.
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Ancient Ruins of Palmyra, Syria.
© Photo : Daily Overview | Satellite images (c) 2015, Digital Globe, Inc.Plaza Del Ejecutivo, Mexico City.
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Plaza Del Ejecutivo, Mexico City.
© Photo : Daily Overview | Satellite images (c) 2015, Digital Globe, Inc.Bratsk Pulp Mill, Russia.
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Bratsk Pulp Mill, Russia.
© Photo : Daily Overview | Satellite images (c) 2015, Digital Globe, Inc.Soquimich Lithium Mine, Atacama Desert, Chile.
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Soquimich Lithium Mine, Atacama Desert, Chile.
© Photo : Daily Overview | Satellite images (c) 2015, Digital Globe, Inc.Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Saint Petersburg, Russia.
© Photo : Daily Overview | Satellite images (c) 2015, Digital Globe, Inc.Venice, Italy.
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Venice, Italy.
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