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Glaciers Flow into a Greenland Valley
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Published September 13, 2009
These true-color images show wide-area and close-up views of glaciers flowing into a largely dry, linear valley in western Greenland on August 29, 2009.
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Tabun Khara Obo, Mongolia
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Published September 8, 2009
Acquired on August 28, 2009, this true-color image shows the Tabun Khara Obo in southeastern Mongolia. Sunlight shines from the southeast, leaving the crater’s northern and western slopes in shadow.
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Fires in Los Angeles County
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Published September 4, 2009
These true- and false-color images show the smoke and burn scar associated with the Station Fire on September 3, 2009.
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Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Published August 30, 2009
Acquired May 27, 2005, this true-color image of Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge shows a varied landscape of lake, wetland, and cropland. The waters of the lake appear deep purple-brown, and the reflection of sunlight likely lightens the water’s appearance in the east.
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Burn Scar Near Athens, Greece
Published August 29, 2009
Charred plants color the hills northeast of Athens, Greece, chocolate brown in this photo-like image taken days after a large fire raced through the region.
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Plume from Kilauea’s Halema’uma’u Crater
Published August 21, 2009
Acquired August 19, 2009, this true-color image shows a ghostly gray-blue plume blowing from the Halema'uma'u Overlook vent on the Kilauea Volcano. While the land surface around the vent is devoid of vegetation, plants apparently thrive to the east.
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Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Published August 18, 2009
Mongolia’s capital city of Ulaanbaatar occupies a valley along the Tuul River. Roughly 1,350 meters above sea level, and over 47 degrees north of the Equator, the city rests atop a sporadic permafrost zone, and ranks among the world’s coldest national capitals.
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