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Flooding near Manaus, Brazil
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Published July 17, 2009
In June 2009, the waters of the Amazon surrounded the villages near its confluence with the Negro River, seeping into the cleared land and filling what had been pale green angular shapes with murky brown water.
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Apollo 11 Launch Pad
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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