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Glaciers in the Kunlun Mountains, Northern Tibet
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Published December 7, 2015
Shadows provide three-dimensional perspective for astronauts looking down on mountains.
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Mauna Kea Volcano, Hawaii
Published November 30, 2015
As the highest volcano on the island of Hawaii, it is an ideal location for astronomical observatories.
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Lake Titicaca
Published November 23, 2015
Sitting atop the Andes plateau on the border between Peru and Bolivia, the lake is the highest major body of navigable water in the world and the largest lake in South America.
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Suez Canal, Port Said
Published November 16, 2015
Modern international shipping meets the ancient world in the famous canal.
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Manihiki Atoll
Published November 9, 2015
One of the larger islands in the remote Cook Island chain of the Central Pacific has the classic features of a coral atoll.
Amazon, Tapajós, and Santarém
Published November 2, 2015
Two rivers meet near the port city of Santarém in the interior of Brazil.
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Development Patterns, North China
Published October 26, 2015
Some parts of the world are marked by such unique human patterns that astronauts learn which country they are overflying just by looking out the windows on the International Space Station.
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Saltillo and the Sierra Madre Oriental
Published October 19, 2015
The capital and largest city in Coahuila is sometimes called the “Athens of Mexico.”
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Linta River Delta and Dunes
Published October 12, 2015
An astronaut shot this photograph of a complex shoreline environment in southern Madagascar.
India-Pakistan Border at Night
Published October 5, 2015
This photograph shows one of the few places on Earth where an international boundary can be seen at night.
Aquaculture in Northeast China
Published September 28, 2015
Fish farms have been constructed at many points along the coastline of Liaoning Province, but this group of basins facing the Yellow Sea is the largest.
Great Exuma Island, Bahamas
Published September 21, 2015
For astronauts, this is one of the most recognizable points on the planet.