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Development Patterns, North China
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Published October 26, 2015
Some parts of the world are marked by such unique human patterns that astronauts learn which country they are overflying just by looking out the windows on the International Space Station.
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Saltillo and the Sierra Madre Oriental
Published October 19, 2015
The capital and largest city in Coahuila is sometimes called the “Athens of Mexico.”
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Linta River Delta and Dunes
Published October 12, 2015
An astronaut shot this photograph of a complex shoreline environment in southern Madagascar.
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India-Pakistan Border at Night
Published October 5, 2015
This photograph shows one of the few places on Earth where an international boundary can be seen at night.
Aquaculture in Northeast China
Published September 28, 2015
Fish farms have been constructed at many points along the coastline of Liaoning Province, but this group of basins facing the Yellow Sea is the largest.
Great Exuma Island, Bahamas
Published September 21, 2015
For astronauts, this is one of the most recognizable points on the planet.
Center Pivot Systems, Bahia State
Published September 14, 2015
As Brazil’s economy rapidly expands, center-pivot technology is being introduced to counter the effects of irregular rains and drought in the drier interior.
Chilubi Island, Zambia
Published September 7, 2015
The strangely shaped sand island sits in the middle of Lake Bangweulu.
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Shaping Cape Cod
Published August 31, 2015
Winds and wave refraction give the area around Provincetown a distinctive hook shape.
Red Sprites Above the U.S. and Central America
Published August 24, 2015
Within three minutes, astronauts acquired two photographs of elusive red sprite emissions above thunderstorms.
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Greater Denver and the Front Range
Published August 10, 2015
A smooth, broad bend separates mountains and plains on the edge of the Rocky Mountains.
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Typhoon Soudelor Seen from the ISS
Published August 7, 2015
Taiwan braces as the potent storm approaches.
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