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San Antonio, Texas
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Published January 11, 2016
The convention facilities, missions, The Alamo, and the overall historical character of the city bring 26 million visitors every year.
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South Africa and Lesotho—A Panorama
Published January 4, 2016
The Witwatersrand and Vredefort impact crater stand out in this diverse landscape.
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United Arab Emirates, Persian Gulf
Published December 28, 2015
Crews aboard the International Space Station often look for signs of human activity along the coastlines of the Persian Gulf, where a growing Middle Eastern population has been moving.
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Bolshaya Ipelka and Opala
Published December 21, 2015
Astronauts captured this view of two snow-covered volcanoes in southern Kamchatka, Russia.
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Saudi Arabia Canyonlands
Published December 14, 2015
A low sun angle add three-dimensional relief to a flat landscape in the desert.
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Glaciers in the Kunlun Mountains, Northern Tibet
Published December 7, 2015
Shadows provide three-dimensional perspective for astronauts looking down on mountains.
Mauna Kea Volcano, Hawaii
Published November 30, 2015
As the highest volcano on the island of Hawaii, it is an ideal location for astronomical observatories.
Lake Titicaca
Published November 23, 2015
Sitting atop the Andes plateau on the border between Peru and Bolivia, the lake is the highest major body of navigable water in the world and the largest lake in South America.
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Suez Canal, Port Said
Published November 16, 2015
Modern international shipping meets the ancient world in the famous canal.
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Manihiki Atoll
Published November 9, 2015
One of the larger islands in the remote Cook Island chain of the Central Pacific has the classic features of a coral atoll.
Amazon, Tapajós, and Santarém
Published November 2, 2015
Two rivers meet near the port city of Santarém in the interior of Brazil.
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Development Patterns, North China
Published October 26, 2015
Some parts of the world are marked by such unique human patterns that astronauts learn which country they are overflying just by looking out the windows on the International Space Station.
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