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Landmarks of the Pacific Crest Trail
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Published August 28, 2019
Sample some of the most notable locations along the long-distance trail.
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Sunglint on Turkmenbashi Gulf
Published August 25, 2019
The complex patterns are due to waves, winds, the presence of oils or surfactants, and the presence of boats and drilling platforms.
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The Cape of Good Hope
Published August 18, 2019
Originally named the Cape of Storms, it was later renamed to Good Hope in order to attract more people to the Cape Sea Route.
A Misty Morning in the Mountains
Published August 11, 2019
A glorious winter morning view greeted astronauts as they passed over the rugged peaks of Peru’s Cordillera Blanca.
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The St. Louis Hub
Published August 4, 2019
Roads, railways, and a mighty river meet in this longtime trading hub of the central United States.
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Cloudy Sulawesi
Published July 28, 2019
The International Space Station was crossing over the equator when an astronaut looked east and took this photo just after a sunrise.
Same Islands, Two Views
Published July 21, 2019
These two images of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, taken from different directions, give a sense of the astronaut flight experience.
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Florida’s Rocks and Rocketeers
Published July 16, 2019
Most of the state’s land surface overlies thick limestone deposits that have been transformed into a distinct aquifer system.
Long View of the Mississippi River Delta
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Published July 5, 2019
The river drains water and sediment from 31 U.S. states, delivering both to the Gulf of Mexico via the Atchafalaya and Mississippi River deltas.
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Roseburg, Oregon
Published June 30, 2019
Timber production has etched a checkerboard pattern in the forests surrounding the town.
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Raikoke Erupts
Published June 24, 2019
An unexpected series of blasts from a remote volcano in the Kuril Islands sent ash and volcanic gases streaming high over the North Pacific Ocean.
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Viewing Venus from the Space Station
Published June 23, 2019
With sixteen sunrises and sunsets, astronauts have a lot of chances to see our nearest solar system neighbor.
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Ship Tracks, Aleutian Islands
Published June 16, 2019
Exhaust creates cloud lines that trace the curved trajectories of ships.
Amistad Reservoir
Published June 9, 2019
When full, the lake is the second largest in Texas.
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Flathead Lake, Montana
Published June 2, 2019
Located within the Rocky Mountain Trench, it is one of the largest freshwater lakes west of the Mississippi River.
Northern California Coastline
Published May 26, 2019
The climate of Humboldt County is persistently wet, with legendary fog that has helped the trees and the military.
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Glint of the Irrawaddy Delta
Published May 19, 2019
Sunlight traces the mouth of one of Asia’s great rivers—a major artery for commercial and sediment transport.
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A Wide View of Luzon
Published May 12, 2019
Astronauts caught a rare, mostly clear glimpse of the largest island in the Philippines.
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Sculpting the Pyrenees
Published May 5, 2019
Water, ice, and geological history have carved the landscape between Spain and France.
Glaciers and Gozha Co
Published April 28, 2019
The lake is one of hundreds on the Tibetan Plateau.
Guinea-Bissau, the Sahel, and the Sahara Desert
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Published April 21, 2019
From space station altitude, astronauts can see several different climate zones in a single view.
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Salt Flats, Mountains, and Moisture
Published April 14, 2019
High altitudes in the Andes beget salt flats and rain shadows along the border of Chile and Bolivia.
Return of the GEDI’s First Data
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Published April 15, 2019
Spaceborne laser observations show fine details of forests and land topography.
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Coal and Cattle in Southern Queensland
Published April 7, 2019
The Surat Basin has 150 million-year-old sediments, four billion tons of proven thermal coal resources, and a bunch of cows.
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Snow and Sand in Central Asia
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Published March 31, 2019
Spring melting of snow and ice in the Tien Shan offers an essential source of fresh water in an otherwise dry region.
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Pinwheel Squares in Bolivia
Published March 25, 2019
Peculiar shaped agricultural fields comprise what may be a unique pattern on Earth for its size and repetitiveness.
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Wet and Dry Morocco
Published March 17, 2019
Westerly winds from the Atlantic Ocean carry moisture into the region, but the Atlas Mountains act as a weather barrier between coastal grasslands and wetlands and the Sahara Desert.
Grand Canyon Under Snow
Published March 10, 2019
The Grand Canyon is one of the best known natural wonders on Earth, but astronauts see very different patterns compared with the iconic ground-based views.
Cloudy Congo River Basin
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Published March 3, 2019
Moisture and solar heating lead to interesting patterns in one of the cloudiest places on Earth.