Snow falls in the Sahara desert from the universe

NASA's earth observation satellite captured snow images of desert areas in North Africa, the first phenomenon that occurred after 37 years.

Satellite images of snow cover in North Africa on December 19, in the region near the border of Morocco and Algeria, south of Bouarfa city and southwestern town of Ain Sefra (all Algeria).(Photo: NASA).

These cosmic photographs taken by NASA's Landsat 7 satellite record the first snowfall in the desert in North Africa over the past 37 years.In this region, the average temperature in summer is usually at least 37 degrees Celsius but can fall below 0 degrees Celsius in the winter months.(Photo: NASA).

Photograph by photographer Karim Bouchetata capturing snowfall in the Sahara desert near Ain Sefra town.Snowfall was recorded lasting nearly a day.(Photo: Daily Mail).

Satellite images taken on December 21 show that the area covered with snow is the area highlighted in light blue.(Photo: Daily Mail).

This photo was taken in the same area but 1 year ago, on December 20, 2015.Algeria's Ain Sefra town is considered a "gateway to the desert. (Photo: Daily Mail).

Satellite photo taken on 18/2/1979, the last time this desert witnessed snowfall.Then it was snowing for about 30 minutes.(Photo: Daily Mail).

The photo was taken in the same area at the end of December 2014.Snow still falls in the winter but the phenomenon only occurs in the fringe area, not in the desert.(Photo: Daily Mail).