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Yellowstone National Park

Established in 1872, it was the first national park in the United States, and perhaps the world. Its geological and biological wonders have led international groups to declare it a world heritage site and a biosphere reserve.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Yellowstone National Park.

NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey and ASTER GDEM data from NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team. Photograph courtesy of the National Park Service. Caption by Mike Carlowicz.

Published April 17, 2016
Data acquired June 9, 2013

Sources:: Landsat 8 > OLI; Terra > ASTER

Collection:: U.S. National Parks