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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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SRTM Perspective View with Landsat Overlay: Santa Barbara, California
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Published January 12, 2001
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Toshka Lakes, Southern Egypt
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Published December 17, 2000
New lakes in southern Egypt have been monitored by astronauts since 1998. The flooding was first documented in early November 1998. Subsequently, three additional lakes were created by Lake Nasser overflow, as shown by the above photograph taken in December of 1999.
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Smog Layer Over Upstate New York
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Published December 10, 2000
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The STS-92 Space Shuttle astronauts photographed upstate New York at sunset on October 21, 2000. Water bodies (Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, the Finger Lakes, the St. Lawrence and Niagara Rivers) are highlighted by sunglint (sun reflecting off the water surface), making for a dramatic and unusual regional view.
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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Perspective with Landsat Overlay: Mojave to Ventura, California
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Published September 7, 2000
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Perspective View of Shaded Relief with Color as Height, Miyake-Jima, Japan
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Published August 10, 2000
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