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Agricultural Fields, Wadi As-Sirhan Basin, Saudi Arabia
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Agricultural Fields, Wadi As-Sirhan Basin, Saudi Arabia

This photograph from the International Space Station presents an almost surreal view of abundant green fields in the midst of a barren desert.

Published Mar 5, 2012

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Agriculture on the Ethiopian Plateau
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Agriculture on the Ethiopian Plateau

Standing beside floodplains and wetlands, the highlands are packed with farms.

Published Apr 3, 2017

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Agricultural Patterns
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Agricultural Patterns

Around the world, agricultural practices have developed as a function of topography, soil type, crop type, annual rainfall, and tradition. This montage of six images from shows differences in field geometry and size in different parts of the world.

Published May 30, 2006

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Band-e-Amir Fan
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Band-e-Amir Fan

Clusters of dark green fields stretch away from the hills like fingers across this alluvial fan in Afghanistan.

Published Aug 1, 2016

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Agricultural Fields near Perdizes, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Agricultural Fields near Perdizes, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Astronaut photograph of the diverse agricultural landscape in the western part of Minas Gerais state in Brazil.

Published Feb 21, 2011

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Tripoli, Libya
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Tripoli, Libya

Deserts cover Libya’s interior, but cities such as Tripoli have expanded along the fertile lowlands of the country’s coast.

Published Nov 9, 2008

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The Roses of Wasco
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The Roses of Wasco

About 40 percent of America’s rose plants come from a small town northwest of Bakersfield, California.

Published Mar 8, 2013

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A Honking, Fluttering Spectacle
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A Honking, Fluttering Spectacle

Flooded rice fields in the winter help farmers soften plant stubble for spring tilling. They also provide an oasis for migratory birds.

Published Mar 26, 2019

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Deforestation in Bolivia
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Deforestation in Bolivia

Published Jan 1, 2001

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Satellites Investigate Irrigation in a Stressed Aquifer
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Satellites Investigate Irrigation in a Stressed Aquifer

Using Landsat to track patterns in irrigation may help water managers sketch out a more sustainable future for the Ogallala Aquifer in the central United States.

Published Jul 9, 2018

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Al Jawf, Eastern Libya
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Al Jawf, Eastern Libya

Different farming patterns mark various attempts to grow crops on the dry North African landscape.

Published Jan 2, 2017

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Agricultural Patterns, Quebec
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Agricultural Patterns, Quebec

Is that a tapestry or an agricultural scene from Canada?

Published Jan 23, 2012

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Rapeseed Agriculture, Kursk Oblast
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Rapeseed Agriculture, Kursk Oblast

Yellow flowers brighten the landscape of southwestern Russia.

Published Oct 13, 2019

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Mississippi Floods in Missouri and Tennessee
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Mississippi Floods in Missouri and Tennessee

Taken May 12, 2011, this astronaut photograph shows flooding of the Mississippi River along the border between Tennessee and southeastern Missouri.

Published May 16, 2011

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Agricultural Fields Under Snow, China
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Agricultural Fields Under Snow, China

This astronaut photograph highlights hundreds of rectangular fields along the Songhua River in eastern China.

Published Dec 17, 2012

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"Fossil Water" in Libya

Published Apr 12, 2006

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