The lone tree clearly is a giant Sequoia. You can tell since the lowest branches are extremely high up.
Your precious earth from space. Note the earth is definitely a globe. For you Climate buffs, do you think those clouds impact global climate? Can you figure out a way to put them into a model of our climate in a global context? These are your major climate forcers.
Hit a rock. Tore a huge 160' gash in hull. 32 deaths, probably crewmen in the engine room and lower parts.