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Dry Wadi Fills with Life
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Published November 8, 2009
These true-color images show a wadi in northern Niger on September 19, 2007, and September 18, 2009. The 2007 shows the wadi populated by plants that have taken advantage of recent precipitation.
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Lava Flows on Kilauea
Published November 5, 2009
Pu'u 'O'o and the Thanksgiving Eve Breakout vent on Kilauea--two centers of volcanic activity--emit steam and other gases in this satellite image.
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Athabasca Oil Sands
Earthy open-pit mines and tailings ponds line the Athabasca River where it flows through the world’s largest field of oil sands.
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Thorthormi Glacier Lake, Bhutan
Published November 1, 2009
This natural-color image shows glaciers and glacial lakes in the Bhutan Himalaya on October 28, 2009.
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Chaiten Volcano, Chile
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Published October 26, 2009
Acquired October 20, 2009, this high-resolution image of Chaitén Volcano shows a volcanic plume that appears almost white near the summit, likely due to high water content.
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Tao-Rusyr Caldera, Onekotan Island, Kuril Islands
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Published October 25, 2009
Krenitzyn Peak rises from lake-filled Tao-Rusyr Caldera on southern Onekotan Island in this natural-color image from June 10, 2009.
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Studying Plants, Permafrost, and Carbon near Barrow, Alaska
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Published October 22, 2009
Compared to a photo-like image, a false-color image of the lake-dotted tundra near Barrow, Alaska, reveals more detail about the different plant communities occupying wetter or drier areas of the landscape.
Marion Island, South Africa
Published October 18, 2009
Acquired on on May 5, 2009, this true-color image shows Marion Island in the Indian Ocean. Sparsely vegetated, this volcanic island has remnants of snow near its summit.
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Kenya’s Ewaso Nyiro River Dries
Published October 17, 2009
Severe drought gripped much of East Africa in 2009, turning a riverbed into a pale tan ribbon of sand.
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