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Sand Dunes, Marzuq Sand Sea, Southwest Libya
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Published January 19, 2009
This astronaut photograph shows classic large and small sand masses of the central Sahara Desert, where wind is a more powerful land-shaping agent than water.
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Raven Ridge, Colorado
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Published January 12, 2009
This astronaut photo of Raven Ridge, Colorado, shows a long stretch of exposed rocks that mark the K-T Boundary, the time when dinosaurs went extinct.
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Dust Storm, Turkmenistan, Central Asia
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Published January 5, 2009
An astronaut photograph shot with a short focal length lens shows a wide swath of central Asia and the Earth’s limb in the distance.
Mount St. Helens, October 2008
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Published January 1, 2009
Nearly three decades after the catastrophic eruption of Mount St. Helens, the impact on the forest in the blast zone is still obvious in this astronaut photograph. South of the mountain, lush green forests cover the landscape, while north of the mountain, vegetation remains sparse.
Breckenridge and Copper Mountain Ski Slopes, Colorado
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Published December 29, 2008
Snow-covered ski runs at Copper Mountain and Breckenridge stand out from darker forests of the Tenmile Mountain Range in this astronaut image from October 24, 2008.
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Sea Turtle Beaches, Eastern St. Croix
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Published December 25, 2008
Important nesting grounds for leatherbacks, hawksbills, and green sea turtles are found on beaches in Jack, Isaac, and East End Bays, pictured in this astronaut photograph from March 29, 2005.
Progressive Forest Clearing, Bolivia
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Published December 22, 2008
This photograph shows deforestation and agricultural development along Rio Parapetí in Bolivia between 1995 and 2008.
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California Coast, Los Angeles to San Diego Bay
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Published December 15, 2008
This hand-held astronaut photo shows urban areas and fault-related topographic features from San Bernardino, California, to Tijuana, Mexico.
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Deriba Caldera, Sudan
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Published December 8, 2008
In this astronaut photograph, a pair of jewel-toned lakes sit in the Deriba Caldera on top of Mount Marra Volcano in western Sudan. Shadows throw the steep southern wall of the outer crater into sharp relief.