At 86 meters (282 feet) below sea level, Death Valley, California, is one of the hottest, driest places on the planet.
Published Apr 16, 2006
These images provide wide-area and close-up views of Suguta, today a mostly dry valley, several thousand years ago a massive lake.
Published Nov 20, 2011
The area is known for its extreme dryness and dangerous heat records. However, traces on the land indicate that water sometimes flows here.
Published Jul 26, 2020
Naked summits alternate with forested lowlands in Yosemite Valley in this image acquired on August 18, 2001.
Published May 31, 2009
With the thermometer rising past 129 degrees Fahrenheit, Death Valley National Park may have set the record for the all-time hottest June day ever recorded in the United States.
Published Jul 4, 2013
Geysers are a rare natural phenomena found only in a few places, such as New Zealand, Iceland, the United States (Yellowstone National Park), and on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula. On June 3, 2007, one of these rare geyser fields was severely damaged when a landslide rolled through Russia’s Valley of the Geysers. The landslide—a mix of mud, melting snow, trees, and boulders—tore a scar on the land and buried a number of geysers, thermal pools, and waterfalls in the valley. It also blocked the Geyser River, causing a new thermal lake to pool upstream.
Published Jun 20, 2007
The new robotic Mars rover landed at the foot of a fan-shaped sediment deposit reminiscent of formations in Death Valley.
Published Aug 16, 2012
