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Estevan Coalfield and Power Plants, Saskatchewan
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Published May 10, 2001
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Aurora Australis
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Published April 15, 2001
Reds and greens dominate this view of the northern lights as photographed from the Space Shuttle in May 1991.
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Lightning over Equatorial Africa
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Published January 21, 2001
The top of the large thunderstorm, roughly 20 km across, is illuminated by a full moon and frequent bursts of lightning.
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Smog Layer Over Upstate New York
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Published December 10, 2000
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Smoky Air over North Carolina and Virginia
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Published November 18, 2000
This photograph taken from the Space Shuttle Discovery was taken at a slightly oblique look angle to better view air pollution and other atmospheric features. The photograph was taken with the Shuttle in a position over the Atlantic Ocean looking back toward the North Carolina and Virginia coast. On October 23, 2000, high pressure centered over the northeastern U.S. had created a capping inversion for aerosols. Forest fire smoke and industrial air pollution accumulated under the inversion. The inversion pattern is stronger inland, and the aerosols are being banked against the Piedmont. Relatively clear air is flowing from the ocean over the Carolina coastal plain. Small smoke plumes from individual fires can also be seen on the ground stretching from central Virginia to Raleigh, NC.
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