- July 2002 – The sea's former bed is visible as lighter-colored areas, the lightest regions representing the most recent retreat.
- November 2003 – Much of the Eastern Sea's water has evaporated, the jade green swirls representing sediment in the shallow water.
- August 2009 – The Eastern Sea's mud flats have dried further, with only the faintest glimmer of water where it drains into the Western Sea. Barsakelmes Lake appears between the Northern and Western seas.
- July 2010 – A closeup of the channel leading from the re-flooded Eastern Sea to the Western Sea. The white areas are the exposed salt flats of the new Aralkum desert.
- August 2010 – Part of the Eastern Sea has been re-flooded by the Amu Darya from heavy snowmelt.
- September 2011 – The Northern Sea and Eastern Sea lost water, while the Western Sea gained more water.
- August 2014 – The Aral Sea completely loses its Eastern Lobe.