Since we can’t always get out and about as much as we’d like to see and experience some of North Carolina’s natural wonders, we decided to have a look at the Tar Heel State from outer space. Take a look at some of the images below to get a unique, new perspective on some familiar places throughout the state.

1. The North Carolina State Farmers Market in Raleigh resembles a fish when viewed from outer space.
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Wondering if this fish-like shape made by the layout of the market was by design or just a coincidence? So are we!
2. NASA's Earth Observatory's snapshot of snow in the Outer Banks.
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While snow in the Outer Banks isn't common, an image from NASA of the snow is!
3. From outer space, The Smoky Mountains look a bit like a piece of crumpled wrapping paper on Christmas morning.
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That tiny white line in the center is the seven-mile road and the half-mile path leading to the observation tower at Clingman's Dome on the North Carolina/Tennessee border.

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4. In September 2018, an estimated eight trillion gallons of rain fell on North Carolina in just five days. NASA's Landsat Image Gallery recorded this shot of pollutants washing downstream and into the Atlantic as a result of the massive rainfall amounts.
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5. The beautiful symmetry of the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills as seen from Google's satellite.
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If you've ever visited this national memorial, it may not have occurred to you that, by design, it's actually a perfect circle!
6. The yellow brick road at the abandoned Land of Oz theme park on top of Beech Mountain.
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North Carolina from outer space surprised us in the best way ever. Did you know the yellow brick road at the Land of Oz is visible from outer space? For more natural phenomenon found in North Carolina, keep reading: Five Natural Phenomenon Found In North Carolina; Three Are Unexplained.

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