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Fall Colors the Caucasus Mountains
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Fall Colors the Caucasus Mountains

Fall color highlights the rugged topography of the Caucasus Mountain Ranges and surrounding lowlands on November 9, 2008.

Published Nov 11, 2008

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Ouachita Mountains, Oklahoma
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Ouachita Mountains, Oklahoma

Acquired November 13, 2002, this false-color image shows part of the Ouachita Mountains in southeastern Oklahoma.

Published Oct 24, 2010

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Spanish Peaks, Sangre de Cristo Range, Colorado
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Spanish Peaks, Sangre de Cristo Range, Colorado

The Spanish Peaks, on the eastern flank of the Sangre de Cristo range in Colorado, abruptly rise 7,000 feet above the western Great Plains. Settlers, treasure hunters, trappers, gold and silver miners have long sighted on these prominent landmarks along the Taos branch of the Santa Fe trail. Well before the westward migration, the mountains figured in the legends and history of the Ute, Apache, Comanche, and earlier tribes. “Las Cumbres Espa&ntidle;olas” are also mentioned in chronicles of exploration by Spaniards including Ulibarri in 1706 and later by de Anza, who eventually founded San Francisco, California. This exceptional view, captured by the crew of Space Shuttle mission STS108, portrays the Spanish Peaks in the context of the southern Rocky Mountains.

Published Jan 20, 2002

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Hengduan Mountains, China
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Hengduan Mountains, China

Published Oct 5, 2007

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Lee Clouds in Russia’s Ural Mountains
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Lee Clouds in Russia’s Ural Mountains

This photo-like image paints a picture of the movement of air and weather over the Ural Mountains in southern Russia, with the western mountains covered with snow and the eastern plain dry. The image also illustrates the influence of the mountains on cloud formations.

Published Nov 21, 2008

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Vinson Massif
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Vinson Massif

Published Jul 21, 2003

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Below the Bend in the Appalachians
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Below the Bend in the Appalachians

An underground mass of volcanic rock may have caused the Appalachian Mountains to bend in Pennsylvania.

Published Sep 18, 2014

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Krymsk, Krasnodar region, Southern Russia
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Krymsk, Krasnodar region, Southern Russia

Astronauts captured this photograph shortly after deadly flash floods swept the city.

Published Jul 30, 2012

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The Verkhoyansk Mountains
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The Verkhoyansk Mountains

Published Nov 17, 2001

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