Distinct textures stand out in this winter scene around Bositeng Lake in China’s Xinjiang region.
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Meandering waterways distribute sediments across a foothill valley in Argentina.
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Lights, snow, and clouds brighten this wintery scene of Earth’s northern latitudes.
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An astronaut’s photograph reveals the myriad features of a remote glacier high in the Karakoram mountains of central Asia.
This wide-angle photo offers the feeling of looking out over the Persian Gulf from an altitude of about 250 miles.
This city in southern Arizona is surrounded by mountains, national forest, and conservation areas.
Lakes and lava flows fill the depression atop this geologically young stratovolcano in eastern Türkiye.
The setting Sun illuminates the western faces of sand dunes across this low-lying basin in northwestern China.
An astronaut and satellite sensors captured eye-catching patterns in sea ice.
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Bright white water surfaces and cloud tops contrast with the darker landscape of this Caribbean island.
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A large stadium contributes to the nighttime illumination of Las Vegas, which hosts the Super Bowl for the first time in 2024.
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This coastal stretch of South Africa’s Western Cape province supports industry, fishing, farming, tourism, and a nature reserve.
The iconic volcano of Northern California is home to seven glaciers that become buried in a blanket of snow during winter.
The remote and arid Kufrah district in Libya lies on top of one of the largest irrigation projects in the world.
Tectonic forces over millions of years have folded the region’s layers of colorful rock. Erosion has since exposed them.
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The populous Argentinian city lies along the Paraná River, an important waterway for trade and resource transportation.
Infrastructure, aquaculture, and an artificial island are found along this coastal stretch of southwest India.
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are uniquely positioned to capture striking photos of the Sun and Earth.
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The terrain near the confluence of the Wisconsin and Mississippi rivers is topographically varied compared to the relatively flat Midwest.
The Labrador Current transports ice southward, where it melts in warmer open water.
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Two years after the eruption of Cumbre Vieja in the Canary Islands, some roads have been reconstructed.
Stark contrasts between light and dark indicate the interface between urban and natural areas in the Greek capital.
Water-carved canyons and wind-sculpted dunes adorn the desert landscape.
The causeway and its blocky “islands” off the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia make oil drilling possible in the region’s shallow waters.
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The white sands of Florida’s Emerald Coast beaches are primarily comprised of quartz grains from the southern Appalachian Mountains.
Curtains of colorful light danced across the sky after solar storms sent energized particles crashing into Earth’s upper atmosphere.
Ancient geologic processes created a Saharan landscape full of contrasts.
The Parinacota and Pomerape volcanoes rise like twins along the Chile-Bolivia border, but close inspection reveals distinct differences in their appearance.
Despite their rusty color, these arteries of water in Bolivia and Madagascar are important for biodiversity.
Oblique photographs can provide a unique perspective on the planet’s topographic highs, including Europe’s most active volcano.
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