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Fires around Darwin, Australia
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Published August 21, 2013
Astronauts captured this view of smoke plumes blowing out over the Timor Sea from Northern Territory, Australia.
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Lake Ilopango, El Salvador
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Published December 14, 2009
This astronaut photo shows the blue-green waters of Lake Ilopango, which fills the caldera of a volcano in El Salvador that last erupted in 1879.
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Black Point Lava Flow, Arizona
Published September 7, 2009
The otherworldly footprint of black basaltic lava creates a striking landscape at Black Point Lava Flow in northern Arizona, seen in this photograph taken from the International Space Station.
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Biokovo Range, Croatia
Published February 2, 2009
The pitted appearance of the karst topography in Coatia’s Biokovo Range is highlighted by early morning sunlight in this astronaut photograph from December 29, 2008.
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Viewing Earth’s Limb
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Published April 2, 2003
Some of the most breathtaking views of Earth taken from space are those that capture our planet’s limb.
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Baltimore with a Dusting of Snow
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Published January 19, 2003
While traveling to the International Space Station aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavor, astronauts photographed the northeastern United States blanketed in fresh snow. This image, taken in early December 2002, shows the city of Baltimore and the surrounding area. An inset shows the center of the city (rotated so north points up).
Baku, Azerbaijan
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Published July 22, 2001
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Dhaulagiri, Himalayan Ranges of Nepal
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Published April 29, 2001
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San Francisco from the International Space Station
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Published February 25, 2001
his image shows a photograph of San Francisco taken as the International Space Station passed 383 km overhead on November 10, 2000. The view includes the area stretching from the Golden Gate Bridge in the north to the San Mateo Bridge on the southeast.
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