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Tombouctou, Mali
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Published October 11, 2009
Acquired March 6, 2001, this false-color image shows Tombouctou (Timbuktu) and the surrounding region. Vegetation is red, water is blue, human-built structures are brown-gray, and bare ground ranges in color from off-white to tan.
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Lhasa, Tibet
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Published September 26, 2009
This three-dimensional view of Lhasa, Tibet illustrates how the city fills a flat river valley nestled in the ranges of the Himalaya Mountains in southern China.
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Solar Towers near Seville, Spain
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Published September 25, 2009
In a patchwork of agricultural fields outside Seville, Spain, stand two heliostats, which generate solar power by concentrating sunlight to heat water into steam, which is used to generate electricity.
Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake in Bhutan
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Published September 21, 2009
A deadly magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Bhutan on September 21, 2009.
Fires in Los Angeles County
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Published September 9, 2009
The charred landscape left by the Station Fire in southern California covers much of the San Gabriel Mountains, edging down into residential areas northwest of Pasadena. Smoke rolls off the eastern edge of the burned land in this image from September 6, 2009.
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5.7 Magnitude Quake in Southern China
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Published July 11, 2009
The mountainous topography of southern China reveals something of the tectonic forces that generate strong earthquakes such as one that occurred on July 9, 2009.
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Eruption of Sarychev Peak, Kuril Islands
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Published July 5, 2009
A pair of before-and-after images shows how the June 2009 eruption of Sarychev Peak Volcano transformed Matua Island.
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