The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
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Southeastern Brazil is highlighted in this 26 May 2007 Envisat image, acquired by its Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) instrument. The city of Sao Paolo is visible as the large beige area surrounded by greenery located some 70 km from the coast. Famous for its varied topography, Rio de Janeiro (located on the coastline on the right side of the image where the water flows inland) sits between the ocean and the Serra da Mantiqueira Mountains (seen in dark brown).