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Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
Published October 4, 2009
Acquired November 28, 2002, this true-color image shows an arid landscape in eastern Arizona. At the time of the earliest dinosaurs, it was a moist, tropical region near the equator.
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White Sands National Monument
Published July 12, 2009
Captured on June 27, 2009, this true-color image shows part of the White Sands National Monument in New Mexico, where brilliant white gypsum dunes slowly migrate toward the northeast.
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Yosemite National Park
Published May 31, 2009
Naked summits alternate with forested lowlands in Yosemite Valley in this image acquired on August 18, 2001.
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Kings Canyon National Park
Published March 22, 2009
Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks contain a substantial portion of the Sierra Nevada and some 3,000 ponds and lakes.
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Redwood National Park
Published February 22, 2009
State parks had already been established in the region when the U.S. Congress established northern California’s Redwood National Park in 1968.
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Gettysburg National Military Park
Published February 12, 2009
Soldiers’ National Cemetery, where U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered the “Gettysburg Address” in November 1863, appears in this Ikonos satellite image from June 25, 2003.
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Joshua Tree National Park, California
Published January 29, 2009
Three topographic and climatic zones converge in California’s Joshua Tree National Park, enriching the park’s biodiversity. The diverse terrain is shown in this Landsat image from May 28, 2003.
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Red Rocks in Glacier National Park
Published August 21, 2008
Geologically recent events sculpted the rocks of Glacier National Park into sharp mountain peaks and steep-walled valleys.
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Zion Canyon, Utah
Published May 26, 2008
Located in southwestern Utah along the western margin of the Colorado Plateau, the park was established in 1919 after roadway improvements allowed access to the Mukuntuweap National Monument.
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Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park
Published January 3, 2008
This park in Utah encompasses some of the most remote and rugged terrain in the continental United States.
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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Published October 3, 2007
Sixty million years of erosion have exposed folded layers of rock.
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Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
Published May 27, 2007
No battles were fought here, but it was still one of the most important landmarks of the American Revolution.
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