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Millennium Island, Kiribati
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Published July 13, 2009
This astronaut photo of Millennium Island shows emerald islets surrounding a turquoise lagoon dotted with coral.
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Big Thomson Mesa, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
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Published July 6, 2009
One hundred million years of rock formation are visible in exposed layers at Waterpocket Fold in Capital Reef National Park. This astronaut photo from June 14, 2009, shows the layered, multi-colored rock formations.
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Mount Fuji, Japan
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Published June 29, 2009
The snow-covered southeastern flank of Mount Fuji Volcano appears in this astronaut photograph from April 8, 2009.
Sarychev Peak Eruption, Kuril Islands
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Published June 22, 2009
A fortuitous orbit of the International Space Station in 2009 offered the astronauts a striking view of the volcano in an early stage of eruption.
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Saint Helena Island
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Published June 15, 2009
This astronaut photo shows the sharp peaks and deep ravines of Saint Helena Island, in the remote South Atlantic Ocean.
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Three Gorges Dam, China
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Published June 8, 2009
This image from April 15, 2009, is one of the first images that astronauts on the International Space Station have been able to capture of the flooding behind the Three Gorges Dam in China.
Solar Evaporation Ponds, Atacama Desert
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Published June 1, 2009
Brightly colored solar evaporation (salt) ponds in the Atacama Desert give this astronaut photo an unreal quality.
Circles in Thin Ice, Lake Baikal, Russia
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Published May 25, 2009
A strange circular area of thinned ice appears in this astronaut photo from late April 2009 of Lake Baikal in southern Siberia.
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Mauna Kea
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Published May 18, 2009
A detailed astronaut photograph shows pyroclastic deposits on Hawaii’s Muana Kea Volcano.
Ankara, Turkey
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Published May 11, 2009
The distinctive red brick roof tiles of buildings in Ankara, Turkey, are the most striking feature in this astronaut photo from April 11, 2009.