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Apollo 11 Launch Pad
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Published July 16, 2009
By launching from the east coast of Florida, NASA took advantage of both geography and physics.
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Volcanic Activity at Krakatau
Published July 14, 2009
This true-color image from July 7, 2009, shows Anak Krakatau releasing a small plume of steam that blows toward the southwest.
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Volcanic Activity at Kilauea
Acquired June 29, 2009, this true-color image shows a small plume from a crater at Kilauea. A similar plume rises along the coastline where hot lava meets cold ocean water.
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Tikehau Atoll, French Polynesia
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The islands and coral atolls of French Polynesia, located in the southern Pacific Ocean, epitomize the idea of tropical paradise: white sandy beaches, turquoise lagoons, and palm trees.
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White Sands National Monument
Published July 12, 2009
Captured on June 27, 2009, this true-color image shows part of the White Sands National Monument in New Mexico, where brilliant white gypsum dunes slowly migrate toward the northeast.
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Manam Volcano
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Published July 10, 2009
This true-color image shows clouds, possibly from volcanic vapor, hovering over the summit of Manam Volcano while a plume blows toward the west-northwest on June 28, 2009.
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Landslide in Southern China
Published June 19, 2009
On June 5, 2009, a mountainside collapsed in the Chingqing region of southern China, burying dozens of people. The landslide remained visible in satellite imagery nearly two weeks later.
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Fogo, Cape Verde Islands
Published June 17, 2009
The volcano was almost continuously active from the 1500s until 1760.
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