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Saharan Dust Reaches the Americas
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Published August 13, 2012
Astronauts can see African dust palls arriving in the Caribbean.
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Perito Moreno Glacier, Argentina
Published August 6, 2012
One of the most famous glaciers in Patagonia periodically cuts off the major southern arm of Lago Argentino.
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Krymsk, Krasnodar region, Southern Russia
Published July 30, 2012
Astronauts captured this photograph shortly after deadly flash floods swept the city.
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Great Lakes in Sunglint
Published July 22, 2012
Lake Ontario, Lake Huron, the Finger Lakes of New York, and numerous other bodies of water are brilliantly lit by sunglint in this astronaut photograph.
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Toshka Lakes, Southern Egypt
Published July 16, 2012
Between 2002 and 2012, water levels dropped significantly in these manmade lakes in the Sahara.
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Elusive Sprite Captured from the International Space Station
Published July 10, 2012
Red sprites, short-lived flashes caused by intense lightning, are rarely captured on camera.
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Al Jubayl, Saudi Arabia at Night
Published July 9, 2012
The bright lights of Al Jubayl’s industrial center stand out in a nighttime photograph from the International Space Station.
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