Sentinel-2A takes us over northwestern China near the border with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in this false-colour image. The mountains pictured are part of the Tian Shan range, which stretches about 2800 km across this border region, making it one of the longest mountain ranges in Central Asia. The orange area on the right side of the image is part of the Bayanbulak Basin, a large grassland area.
More info and image download: http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/12/China_s_Tian_Shan_mountains
Watch on ‘Earth from Space’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEkctRpbXGM
