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Etosha Pan, Namibia
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Published April 13, 2009
Flood water in the Oshigambo River, resulting from heavy rains in Angola, appears as a gray stream entering the northwest corner of Namibia’s Etosha Pan in this astronaut photo from March 26, 2009.
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Atafu Atoll, Tokelau
Published April 6, 2009
The ring shape is the result of coral reefs building up around a former volcanic island in the South Pacific.
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Betsiboka River Floods, Madagascar—January 2009
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Published March 30, 2009
Two storms—Tropical Storm Eric and Cyclone Fanele—swept across eastern Madagascar within days of each other in January 2009. Rain from the storms swelled the Betsiboka River with floodwater.
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Summit of Popocatepetl Volcano, Mexico
Published March 23, 2009
This detailed astronaut photograph shows the summit crater of Mexico’s Popocatepetl Volcano on February 7, 2009.
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Mawson Peak, Heard Island
Published March 16, 2009
This detailed astronaut photograph shows Big Ben Volcano on Heard Island, north of Antarctica, including Mawson Peak and the Gotley and Lied Glaciers.
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Minchinmavida and Chaiten Volcanoes, Chile
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Published March 9, 2009
This astronaut photograph highlights two volcanoes located near the southern boundary of the Nazca–South America subduction zone in southern Chile. Dominating the scene is the massive Minchinmávida Volcano at image center. At bottom center is its smaller, but currently active, neighbor Chaitén.
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Kerguelen Kelp Beds, Southern Indian Ocean
Published March 2, 2009
This astronaut photo from January 6, 2009, shows giant kelp beds in the waters surrounding Mac Murdo and Howe Islands—2 of the 300 islands that make up the Kerguélen Archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean.
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All-American Canal
Published February 23, 2009
The largest irrigation canal in the world and a key landmark along the U.S.-Mexico border shows up in this astronaut photograph. This image captures about 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) of the important infrastructure corridor just west of Yuma, Arizona.
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Tetiaroa Island, French Polynesia
Published February 16, 2009
This astronaut photograph shows Tetiaroa Island, part of the Society Islands archipelago in the southern Pacific Ocean. Tetiaroa is an atoll comprised of thirteen small islets.
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Santa Barbara, California
Published February 9, 2009
This detailed astronaut photograph highlights the Santa Barbara, California, metropolitan area, sometimes called the “American Riviera.”
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City of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Published January 26, 2009
In this astronaut photograph, winter snows outline the street grid of the Fort William part of Thunder Bay, while suburban parks appear as roughly rectangular areas of unbroken white snow.
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