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Lights of Southeast Asia
Published May 11, 2025
On a night with little to no moonlight, other sources of nighttime lights were on vivid display in parts of Burma, Thailand, and Laos.
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Salty Emi Koussi
Published May 4, 2025
In northern Chad, the tallest peak in the Sahara Desert is topped with a patch of salt, not snow.
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Istanbul: A Turkish Delight
Published April 20, 2025
The large metropolis, fringed by scenic coastline, stretches across two continents.
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Gleaming Waters in the Sahel
Published April 6, 2025
Sunglint brightened river and lake water in this photograph of southeastern Chad.
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National Parks Under Snow
Published March 30, 2025
Gateway towns in Wyoming and Montana flank the Rocky Mountains and provide an access point to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks.
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Baja California’s Arid Delta
Published March 16, 2025
A salt-encrusted landscape surrounds the Colorado River where it once emptied into the Gulf of California.
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A Bejeweled Plateau
Published March 9, 2025
The turquoise waters of Ngangla Ringco add vivid color to the otherwise brown landscape in this part of the Tibetan Plateau.
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The Arteries of Ashgabat
Published February 23, 2025
Nighttime lights reveal the structure of Turkmenistan’s capital city.
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Snowcapped Mount Damavand
Published February 9, 2025
The dormant volcano in northern Iran lies in the Alborz Mountains, which separate the region’s wet coastal lowlands from the deserts toward the south.
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Madagascar’s Ambohiby Complex
Published January 19, 2025
The concentric rings of an ancient, extinct volcanic system stand above the island nation’s relatively flat central highlands.
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Cairo’s Colorful Nightscape
Published January 12, 2025
The older and newer cities of the Greater Cairo region look very different at night when viewed from above.
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Magnificent Moon
Published January 1, 2025
In November 2024, an astronaut captured a striking photo of the Moon as it lingered just above Earth’s horizon.
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