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The Most Amazing Satellite Images Of The Year

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This is your last day to vote in DigitalGlobe's Top Satellite Image of the year contest. The website initially nominated 20 high-resolution birds-eye views of Earth — which are snapped by DigitalGlobe's own army of satellites — and posted them to its Facebook page. The five images with the most "likes" moved on to the next round. The company will announce the winning image in early January 2013.  

Right now, a fluffy cloud hovering over Japan's Mt. Fuji is in the lead. The other top four are shown below. 

1. Mt. Fuji, the highest peak in Japan taken on Sept. 20, 2012

Mt. Fuji

2. A mine sculpture known as "The Lady of the North" in Northern England taken on Sept. 6, 2012

Northern England

3. Burning Man festival in Nevada taken on Aug. 28, 2012

Burning Man

4. The retired Space Shuttle Endeavour flying over New Mexico on the back of a modified Boeing 747 taken on Sept. 20, 2012

Space Shuttle Endeavour

5. Puntiagudo-Cordón Cenizos volcanic chain in the Andes in Chile taken on April 2, 2012

Andes mountains

SEE ALSO: Magical Pictures Of Earth And Space From 2012

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