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Shebelle River Floodplain
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Published September 24, 2023
Southeastern Ethiopia’s longest river supports the growth of green vegetation amid the otherwise brown, desert landscape.
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Peru’s Tropical Glaciers and Rainbow Mountains
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Published September 17, 2023
The icy landscape high in the Andes is dotted with colorful glacial lakes and weathered rock.
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Bolivian Salt Flats
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Published September 10, 2023
An otherworldly landscape on a plateau in the Andes provides a natural laboratory for scientists studying Earth and Mars.
Wyoming and Utah Borderlands
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Published September 3, 2023
The Flaming Gorge Reservoir lies within a national recreation area that straddles the two states.
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Hurricane Idalia Moves Inland
Published August 31, 2023
Cameras on the International Space Station captured oblique photos of the potent storm over the Gulf of Mexico and Florida.
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Illuminating the Aleutians
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Published August 28, 2023
The aurora borealis and moonglint shine bright in this astronaut photo of the Alaskan island chain.
Black Mesas and Sand Dunes in Mauritania
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Published August 13, 2023
Dunes formed on the slopes of dark mesas in this photo taken by an astronaut on the International Space Station.
Nighttime in Antalya, Türkiye
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Published July 30, 2023
Urban infrastructure and natural areas stand in sharp contrast at night on the Mediterranean coast.
Port Stephens Bay
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Published July 23, 2023
Towns, beaches, bays, and forests are visible along this stretch of the southeast Australian coast.
On This Day in 2011: Final Hook-Up
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Published July 10, 2023
Space Shuttle Atlantis approached the International Space Station for docking for the last time.
On This Day in 2017: Dunes and Lagoons
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Published July 9, 2023
Strong winds blowing in from the Western Atlantic sculpt the sand along the coast of southern Brazil into distinctive crescent shapes.
Linear and Star Dunes
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Published June 25, 2023
A complex system of dunes displays an array of patterns in the Rub’ al Khali sand sea in southeast Saudi Arabia.