Wind Farm, Palm Springs, CA, USA
The wind-tunnel effect in the San Gorgonio Pass supports the location of these wind turbines, providing a high average wind speed and the land necessary to hold all of the turbines. This image was taken by Space Imaging's IKONOS satellite as it orbited 680 km above the Earth at 27,350 km per hour. IKONOS orbits from the North Pole to the South Pole in the sunlight and back up to the North Pole in the dark of the Earth. (Courtesy www.spaceimaging.com)