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Sand Dunes in the Tenere Desert, Niger
Published December 28, 2009
Layers of dunes march across a sand sea in the east-central Tenéré Desert of Niger in this astronaut photo from December 1, 2009.
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Cloud Formations and Sunglint, Italy
Published December 21, 2009
An extreme sideways viewing angle and the mirror-like reflection of sunlight off water creates a dramatic astronaut photo of clouds over Italy’s Calabrian Peninsula.
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Lake Ilopango, El Salvador
Published December 14, 2009
This astronaut photo shows the blue-green waters of Lake Ilopango, which fills the caldera of a volcano in El Salvador that last erupted in 1879.
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Savage Islands, Atlantic Ocean
Published November 23, 2009
Bright white waves break along the fringing beaches of the Savage Islands in these astronaut photos from October 22, 2009.
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Thunderstorms on the Brazilian Horizon
Published November 9, 2009
Thunderstorms and other interesting clouds are captured in this astronaut photo over the Amazon Basin on October 6, 2009.
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El Misti Volcano and Arequipa, Peru
Published November 2, 2009
This astronaut photograph from October 16, 2009, shows Arequipa—Peru’ “White City”on the flanks of the towering El Misti Volcano.
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Ash and Steam Plume, Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat
Published October 19, 2009
An oblique photo of Montserrat Island taken by astronauts captures an eruption from the island’s Soufrière Hills Volcano on October 11, 2009.
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Oblique View of the Arnica Fire, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Published October 12, 2009
The smoke plume from the Arnica Fire is reflected in Yellowstone Lake in this astronaut photo from September 24, 2009.
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Glacier Outlet, Southern Patagonian Ice Field, Chile
Published October 5, 2009
This astronaut photograph shows the merged outlet of two glaciers within the deep fjords of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field.
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City of Dubai at Night, United Arab Emirates
Published September 28, 2009
This nighttime astronaut photo shows the city lights of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates on September 11, 2009.
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Lago Erepecu and Rio Trombetas, Brazil
Published September 21, 2009
In this astronaut photo, the mirror-like reflection of sunlight off water makes the Trombetas River and Lake Erepecu in the Brazilian Amazon stand out from the deep green forest.
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Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee), Northern Israel
Published September 14, 2009
This astronaut photo of Israel’s Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee) shows an irregular patchwork of green and brown fields surrounding the lake. The Jordan River is visible flowing in at the northern end of the lake and out at the southern end.
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