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The Gambia
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Published September 25, 2020
The smallest country in mainland Africa hugs its namesake river.
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Cupola Over the Caribbean
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Published September 18, 2020
Clouds trace the islands and color variations trace the seafloor.
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Record Flooding in Sudan
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Published September 17, 2020
A wetter-than-usual rainy season in Sudan has devastated communities across the country.
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Moraleda Channel, Chile
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Published September 11, 2020
Carved out by ancient glaciers, this portion of the coastal Andes is rich with glacial fjords, complex shorelines, active volcanoes, and marine life.
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Swirls in the Southern Caspian
Published September 4, 2020
The inland sea in central Asia has a distinct circulation.
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Charleston, West Virginia
Published August 28, 2020
Nestled in a river valley in the Allegheny Mountains, the city first attracted weary travelers, who then stayed for the salt, trees, and coal.
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Lighthouse Reef and the Great Blue Hole
Published August 20, 2020
This marine wonder off of Belize is rich with mystery and biodiversity.
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Aurora, Meet Airglow
Published August 14, 2020
The colors and altitude are often the same, but the atmospheric processes are different.
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Xiamen and Quanzhou
Published August 7, 2020
Bright lights of these coastal cities of China are sandwiched between mountains and the sea.
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Cooper Creek, Australia
Published July 29, 2020
The combination of stable, ancient dunes and water channels displaying both braided and cross-connecting patterns make this region a planetary analogue for Mars.
Death Valley Landscapes
Published July 24, 2020
The area is known for its extreme dryness and dangerous heat records. However, traces on the land indicate that water sometimes flows here.
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Comet NEOWISE Brightens the Night
Published July 17, 2020
In July 2020, sky gazers on Earth and on the International Space Station had a front row seat to one of the brightest comets in decades.
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Meandering Mississippi River
The wandering river is a boon to farming, but it has no interest in state borders.
Lake Rukwa, Tanzania
Published July 10, 2020
One of the smaller lakes of the East African Rift is rich with mud, fish, and geologic beauty.
Pacific Northwest Bathed in Green and White
Published July 3, 2020
The Olympic Peninsula, Cascade Mountains, and Salish Sea caught the eye of an astronaut on the space station.
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Ankara at Night
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Published June 26, 2020
Bright shades of white and yellow light up the geographic and political heart of Turkey.
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An Astronaut’s View of an Annular Eclipse
Published June 23, 2020
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station shot a photograph of the Moon’s shadow crossing the Earth on June 21, 2020.
Mogadishu, Somalia
Published June 19, 2020
An array of sandy colors paint the landscape around the capital and port city.
Mediterranean Sunglint
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Published June 11, 2020
The play of sunlight on water gives definition to the jagged coastlines of Sardinia and Corsica.
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A Pair of Niles and Deltas
Published June 5, 2020
Two inland deltas spring from the landscape near the confluence of the Blue and White Niles.
Astronauts Launch from American Soil
Published June 1, 2020
A commercially built and operated American crew spacecraft has safely delivered two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station.
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Lake Skadar, Montenegro and Albania
Published May 28, 2020
The largest lake on the Balkan Peninsula is colored by sediments eroded from the surrounding highlands.
Budapest at Night
Published May 22, 2020
Divided by the Danube River, the city is actually a unification of three different older communities.
Popcorn Clouds over Rio de Janeiro
Published May 15, 2020
Clouds formed over rural areas and the cities but are noticeably absent above Guanabara Bay and the ocean due to the mechanisms of cloud formation.
Patagonian Dust Streamers
Published May 8, 2020
Dust storms are common in the region, and sometimes bear resemblance to weather events on Mars.
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Wide-Eyed Over Mexico
Published May 1, 2020
An ISS astronaut using a short camera lens captured almost all of Mexico in one shot.
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Great Lakes Without Winter Ice
Published April 24, 2020
From late February to early March in most years, the winter cold freezes much of the surface area of the lakes. But not so much in 2020.
Agriculture Fields in Central Poland
Published April 17, 2020
Narrow, rectangular farm plots with historic roots spread across the landscape near Warta.
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Rolling Through the Appalachians
Published April 10, 2020
The Susquehanna River cuts through the folds of the Valley-and-Ridge province of the mountain chain.
Ni’ihau
Published April 3, 2020
Despite sporadic rainfall, the island is the occasional home of two of the larger bodies of water in Hawaii.
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