Stunning aerial image of Montserrat

NASA has just released a stunning image taken by astronauts on board the International Space Station. Apparently its a called an oblique image which is taken at an angle rather than vertically, which is more common in satellite images. This gives a greater sense of depth and dimension to the image.

The image is taken upside down and so the south-western tip of the island is in the top left corner of the image. Importantly the image clearly shows the area that we are interested in - the South Soufriere Hills (green forested area in top left of image). This is the area that we hope to survey fairly soon to see how suitable it may be as an area to release mountain chickens. Click on 'More' to see the full image of the island and for a link to the NASA website, where you can download it.

Download the image here.