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Dense Plume from Sakura-jima Volcano
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Published December 3, 2013
An intense explosion at Sakura-jima lofted ash over the Japanese island of Kyushu.
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A Polish Royal Forest
Published November 29, 2013
Since the mid-1200s, the state has controlled Niepołomice Forest, which contains some of the last pockets of old-growth forest in Poland.
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Yosemite Valley and the Rim Fire Burn Scar
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Published November 24, 2013
Gray-brown charred land left in the fire’s wake blends with the gray granite peaks and shadowed valleys that make up the central Sierra Mountains.
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A One-Two Punch
Published November 23, 2013
Two asteroids crashed into Earth in the Carboniferous Period, leaving this distinctive pair of craters in northwestern Quebec.
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The Shapes that Lavas Take, Part 2
Published November 22, 2013
Low-viscosity lava flows produce long, narrow shapes on the landscape.
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The Shapes that Lavas Take, Part 1
Published November 21, 2013
Viscous, slow-moving lava flows form circular mounds known as lava domes.
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