This image captures Beirut and its surroundings using three ERS-2 SAR images, each assigned a unique RGB colour based on the acquisition date. Beirut, the capital and largest city of Lebanon, sits on a coastal plain that projects into the Mediterranean, with the Mount Lebanon range behind it. This range, significant in Lebanon's geography, rises up to 3,090 m (10,131 ft).

• Image 1: Instrument: Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), Acquisition Date: Red: 14 November 2004, Green: 13 July 2003, Blue: 04 May 2003, Orbit numbers: 50032, 43018, 42016, Instrument features: 25 metre resolution