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Submarine Eruption in the Tonga Islands
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Published March 28, 2009
New land emerged in the South Pacific after the dramatic eruption of an undersea volcano.
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The World Archipelago, Persian Gulf
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Published March 26, 2009
This pair of images from the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA’s Terra satellite show the development of the archipelago known as “The World.” The group of manmade islands is arranged to resemble a map of the world.
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Cathedral Fire, Wilson’s Promontory, Victoria
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Published March 19, 2009
The Cathedral Fire in Wilson’s Promontory National Park left a large burn scar across the landscape. This image of the burned area was captured on March 14, 2009, the day the fire was officially declared contained.
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Bushfires in Southeast Australia
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Published March 18, 2009
East of Churchill, Victoria, a burn scar left by one of the deadly Australian bushfires in February 2009 sprawls across the landscape in this image captured by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA’s Terra satellite on March 14.