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El’gygytgyn Crater, Russian Far East
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Published December 14, 2008
Russia’s Lake El’gygytgyn rests inside a 3.6-millon-year-old meteorite crater, and preserves the longest continuous climate record in the Arctic.
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Eruption of Klyuchevskaya Volcano
Published December 11, 2008
This image from the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA’s Terra satellite shows an eruption of one of the Kamchatka volcanoes, Klyuchevskaya, on December 8, 2008.
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Sidoarjo Mud Flow, Indonesia
Published December 10, 2008
Despite its destructive history, the Sidoarjo mud flow in eastern Java, Indonesia, appeared contained by levees in November 2008.
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Alluvial Fan in Southern Iran
Published December 2, 2008
A dry river channel carves through the Zagros Mountains in southern Iran and spreads out across the valley floor in a silvery fan. A broad belt of lush agricultural land follows the curve of the alluvial fan.
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Vakhsh River and Lake Nurek, Tajikistan
Published November 25, 2008
This false-color image shows the central part of the Vakhsh River, including the Nurek Dam and reservoir.
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Fires in California
Published November 24, 2008
Several days after it started, the Freeway Fire left a sprawling burn scar on the California landscape.
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Lava Flow from Erta Ale Range, Ethiopia
Published November 19, 2008
In early November 2008, a volcano erupted in the Erta Ale Range in northeastern Ethiopia, producing a fresh lava flow.
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