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Dardzha Peninsula
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Published May 27, 2012
Sand meets the Caspian Sea in western Turkmenistan, where giant dunes are partially submerged.
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Landslide and Deadly Flood in Nepal
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Published May 24, 2012
Acquired on April 20 and May 6, 2012, these images compare conditions before and after a landslide in Nepal. The slide likely led to deadly flooding.
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Quiet on the Cape
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Published May 22, 2012
The final Space Shuttle mission ended on July 21, 2011, when the Atlantis landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Cape Canaveral.
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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
On April 20, 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico killed eleven workers, sunk the platform, and left its seafloor well gushing.
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Crop Circles in the Desert
Published May 12, 2012
Over the course of 25 years, farms have sprouted in the Arabian Desert, fueled by deep and old groundwater.
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The Hottest Spot on Earth
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Published April 12, 2012
For five out of seven years studied, the Lut Desert in Iran sweltered like no other place on the planet.
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The Dead Sea
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Published April 6, 2012
The lake between Israel and Jordan provides a bounty of salt and of history.
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