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Kerguelen Kelp Beds, Southern Indian Ocean
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Published March 2, 2009
This astronaut photo from January 6, 2009, shows giant kelp beds in the waters surrounding Mac Murdo and Howe Islands—2 of the 300 islands that make up the Kerguélen Archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean.
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All-American Canal
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Published February 23, 2009
The largest irrigation canal in the world and a key landmark along the U.S.-Mexico border shows up in this astronaut photograph. This image captures about 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) of the important infrastructure corridor just west of Yuma, Arizona.
Tetiaroa Island, French Polynesia
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Published February 16, 2009
This astronaut photograph shows Tetiaroa Island, part of the Society Islands archipelago in the southern Pacific Ocean. Tetiaroa is an atoll comprised of thirteen small islets.
Santa Barbara, California
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Published February 9, 2009
This detailed astronaut photograph highlights the Santa Barbara, California, metropolitan area, sometimes called the “American Riviera.”
Biokovo Range, Croatia
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Published February 2, 2009
The pitted appearance of the karst topography in Coatia’s Biokovo Range is highlighted by early morning sunlight in this astronaut photograph from December 29, 2008.
City of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
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Published January 26, 2009
In this astronaut photograph, winter snows outline the street grid of the Fort William part of Thunder Bay, while suburban parks appear as roughly rectangular areas of unbroken white snow.
Sand Dunes, Marzuq Sand Sea, Southwest Libya
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Published January 19, 2009
This astronaut photograph shows classic large and small sand masses of the central Sahara Desert, where wind is a more powerful land-shaping agent than water.
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Raven Ridge, Colorado
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Published January 12, 2009
This astronaut photo of Raven Ridge, Colorado, shows a long stretch of exposed rocks that mark the K-T Boundary, the time when dinosaurs went extinct.
Dust Storm, Turkmenistan, Central Asia
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Published January 5, 2009
An astronaut photograph shot with a short focal length lens shows a wide swath of central Asia and the Earth’s limb in the distance.
Mount St. Helens, October 2008
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Published January 1, 2009
Nearly three decades after the catastrophic eruption of Mount St. Helens, the impact on the forest in the blast zone is still obvious in this astronaut photograph. South of the mountain, lush green forests cover the landscape, while north of the mountain, vegetation remains sparse.
Breckenridge and Copper Mountain Ski Slopes, Colorado
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Published December 29, 2008
Snow-covered ski runs at Copper Mountain and Breckenridge stand out from darker forests of the Tenmile Mountain Range in this astronaut image from October 24, 2008.
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Sea Turtle Beaches, Eastern St. Croix
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Published December 25, 2008
Important nesting grounds for leatherbacks, hawksbills, and green sea turtles are found on beaches in Jack, Isaac, and East End Bays, pictured in this astronaut photograph from March 29, 2005.