This is a satellite image of Manhattan, New York.
The photograph is square in shape. On the right a spit of land pushes up towards the top of the frame. On the left a second piece of land may be seen. These are joined by two suspension bridges. (I'm not good with my geography sorry, can't tell you the names.)
On the left from half way down the frame a plume of thick white smoke is rising. It is casting a shadow of the little bit of land between it and the waters to the right.
The smoke rises up vertically towards the camera, as well as up the picture. As it moves it becomes thinner, though at the top of the frame it is still thick enough to obscure the ground below.
Source: Space Imaging (spaceimaging.com), Reuters, Yahoo
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This one-meter resolution satellite image of Manhattan, New York was collected at 11:43 a.m. EDT on Sept. 12, 2001 by Space Imaging's IKONOS satellite. The image shows an area of white and gray-colored dust and smoke at the location where the 1,350-foot towers of the World Trade Center once stood. IKONOS travels 423 miles above the Earth's surface at a speed of 17,500 miles per hour.
This satellite image of Manhattan, New York was collected at 11:43 a.m. EDT on September 12, 2001 by Space Imaging's IKONOS satellite. The image shows an area of white dust and smoke at the location where the 1,350-foot towers of the World Trade Center once stood. (Spaceimaging via Reuters)