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Taylor Valley, Antarctica
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Published December 8, 2013
Home to Taylor Glacier, striking rock outcrops, and Blood Falls, this dry valley in Antarctica is one of the most remote and geologically exotic places on the planet.
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Wonders in the Antarctic Sea and Sky
Published December 5, 2013
After a week of flights, NASA’s Operation IceBridge team has returned with crucial scientific data and some spectacular photographs.
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Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves
Published December 4, 2013
Like islands of stone surrounded by a sea of sand, the Aïr Mountains sustain a vibrant pocket of life in the Sahara.
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Dense Plume from Sakura-jima Volcano
Published December 3, 2013
An intense explosion at Sakura-jima lofted ash over the Japanese island of Kyushu.
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A Polish Royal Forest
Published November 29, 2013
Since the mid-1200s, the state has controlled Niepołomice Forest, which contains some of the last pockets of old-growth forest in Poland.
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Yosemite Valley and the Rim Fire Burn Scar
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Published November 24, 2013
Gray-brown charred land left in the fire’s wake blends with the gray granite peaks and shadowed valleys that make up the central Sierra Mountains.
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A One-Two Punch
Published November 23, 2013
Two asteroids crashed into Earth in the Carboniferous Period, leaving this distinctive pair of craters in northwestern Quebec.
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