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Panorama of Hispaniola and the Caribbean
Published August 11, 2014
Astronauts captured an oblique view of the island that includes Haiti and the Dominican Republic as a wildfire raged in a national forest.
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Lake Urmia
Published August 4, 2014
This shallow, saline lake in Iran is one of the largest in the Middle East. But drought and water withdrawals for farming are shrinking it.
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Okavango Delta
Published July 28, 2014
This wetland in the interior of Botswana is an oasis for biodiversity in the midst of the arid Kalahari Desert.
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Coastlines of the Southern Baltic Sea
Published July 22, 2014
Sunglint provides compelling light for the coastlines of northern Europe.
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Looking Back from Apollo 11
Published July 21, 2014
Transcripts from the flight to the Moon capture some of the wonder and novelty of looking back at Earth.
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The Peloponnese
Published July 14, 2014
The great peninsula of Greece reaches into the Mediterranean and forms a crossroads with history.
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Dust Plumes, Namib Desert
Published July 7, 2014
Strong, hot winds known as “berg winds” (mountain winds) are lofting plumes of dust directly out into the Atlantic Ocean in this panoramic image taken from the International Space Station.
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Hurricane Arthur
Published July 4, 2014
Hurricane Arthur is forecast to strengthen and graze or strike the Outer Banks of North Carolina tonight as a Category 2 hurricane.
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Desert Coast—Morocco, Western Sahara
Published June 30, 2014
Recently tweeted from the International Space Station, this image of the extremely arid West African coast of the Atlantic Ocean looks otherworldly.
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Night Colors over Russia
Published June 23, 2014
The aurora borealis, the Moon, and Moscow light up a spring evening.
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Barkol Lake, Xinjiang
Published June 21, 2014
The green-brown waters of Lake Barkol sit within the pale shorelines of an ancient lake, hinting that the climate was once much wetter in this part of western China.
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National Stadium of Brasília
Published June 16, 2014
Astronauts have the best view of the city’s well-known “swept wing” city layout, which takes the form of a flying bird that is expressed in the curves of the boulevards. The stadium sits between the wings.
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