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Meandering Mississippi River
Published July 19, 2020
The wandering river is a boon to farming, but it has no interest in state borders.
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Lake Rukwa, Tanzania
Published July 12, 2020
One of the smaller lakes of the East African Rift is rich with mud, fish, and geologic beauty.
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Pacific Northwest Bathed in Green and White
Published July 4, 2020
The Olympic Peninsula, Cascade Mountains, and Salish Sea caught the eye of an astronaut on the space station.
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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 21, 2020
An array of sandy colors paint the landscape around the capital and port city.
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A Pair of Niles and Deltas
Published June 10, 2020
Two inland deltas spring from the landscape near the confluence of the Blue and White Niles.
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Astronauts Launch from American Soil
Published June 2, 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 31, 2020
The largest lake on the Balkan Peninsula is colored by sediments eroded from the surrounding highlands.
Budapest at Night
Published May 24, 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 17, 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 10, 2020
Dust storms are common in the region, and sometimes bear resemblance to weather events on Mars.
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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.