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Glaciers and Gozha Co
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Published April 28, 2019
The lake is one of hundreds on the Tibetan Plateau.
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Guinea-Bissau, the Sahel, and the Sahara Desert
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Published April 21, 2019
From space station altitude, astronauts can see several different climate zones in a single view.
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Salt Flats, Mountains, and Moisture
Published April 14, 2019
High altitudes in the Andes beget salt flats and rain shadows along the border of Chile and Bolivia.
Return of the GEDI’s First Data
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Published April 15, 2019
Spaceborne laser observations show fine details of forests and land topography.
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Coal and Cattle in Southern Queensland
Published April 7, 2019
The Surat Basin has 150 million-year-old sediments, four billion tons of proven thermal coal resources, and a bunch of cows.
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Snow and Sand in Central Asia
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Published March 31, 2019
Spring melting of snow and ice in the Tien Shan offers an essential source of fresh water in an otherwise dry region.
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Pinwheel Squares in Bolivia
Published March 25, 2019
Peculiar shaped agricultural fields comprise what may be a unique pattern on Earth for its size and repetitiveness.
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Wet and Dry Morocco
Published March 17, 2019
Westerly winds from the Atlantic Ocean carry moisture into the region, but the Atlas Mountains act as a weather barrier between coastal grasslands and wetlands and the Sahara Desert.
Grand Canyon Under Snow
Published March 10, 2019
The Grand Canyon is one of the best known natural wonders on Earth, but astronauts see very different patterns compared with the iconic ground-based views.
Cloudy Congo River Basin
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Published March 3, 2019
Moisture and solar heating lead to interesting patterns in one of the cloudiest places on Earth.