Dubai's Palm Jumeirah is so massive it remains visible from space more than two decades after it was built
- Image: ESAFrom the ground, Dubai's Palm Jumeirah is an impressive luxury destination lined with hotels, villas and beaches.
- But from hundreds of kilometres above Earth, it reveals its true scale.
- The palm tree-shaped artificial island, built entirely through land reclamation, is one of the few human-made structures that is instantly recognisable in satellite images and photographs taken from the International Space Station.
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- Image: ESAFrom the ground, Dubai's Palm Jumeirah is an impressive luxury destination lined with hotels, villas and beaches.
- But from hundreds of kilometres above Earth, it reveals its true scale.
- The palm tree-shaped artificial island, built entirely through land reclamation, is one of the few human-made structures that is instantly recognisable in satellite images and photographs taken from the International Space Station.
Sources: Times of India