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Cloud Formations and Sunglint, Italy
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Published December 21, 2009
An extreme sideways viewing angle and the mirror-like reflection of sunlight off water creates a dramatic astronaut photo of clouds over Italy’s Calabrian Peninsula.
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Ash Plume from Soufriere Hills, Montserrat
Published December 20, 2009
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Sunrise Dam Gold Mine
Acquired December 4, 2009, this true-color image shows the Sunrise Dam Gold Mine, roughly 55 kilometers (35 miles) south of Laverton, Western Australia.
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Iceberg B17-B Adrift Off the Southwestern Coast of Australia
Published December 19, 2009
Captured between early November and early December 2009, these true-color images show the changes in iceberg B17-B as it drifts northward from Antarctica toward Australia.
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Terra Turns Ten: Snow, Clouds, and Sunlight
Published December 18, 2009
This trio of global maps illustrates how snow and clouds make Earth more reflective.
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Tropical Cyclone Laurence
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Published December 17, 2009
This color-coded image shows rainfall and storm intensity for Tropical Cyclone Laurence on December 10–17, 2009. Darker hues indicate heavier rainfall and greater storm intensity.
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Mayon Volcano Threatens Major Eruption
A small plume of ash and/or steam is blowing west from the summit of Mayon Volcano in this image from December 15, 2009.
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Heavy Rain in the Southeastern United States
Published December 16, 2009
This color-coded image shows rainfall amounts over the southeastern United States from December 9 to 15, 2009. Heaviest amounts appear in blue and lightest amounts appear in green.
Acquired December 16, 2009, this true-color image shows Tropical Cyclone Laurence spanning hundreds of kilometers over the Indian Ocean, just off the Australian coast.
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Volcanic Activity at Kilauea
Acquired December 11, 2009, these true-color images show a wide-area and two close-up views of plumes from Kilauea, including plumes from Halema‘uma‘u and Pu‘u O‘o Craters.
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Haze along the Himalaya
Published December 15, 2009
Acquired December 14, 2009, this true-color image of northern India and Bangladesh shows thick haze hugging the southern face of the Himalaya.
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Fires near Perth, Western Australia
A fire in a Western Australia state forest near Dwellingup billows smoke over the Indian Ocean on December 15, 2009.
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