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Turin, Italy
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Turin, Italy

Located in the Piedmont (Piemonte in Italian) region of northwestern Italy, the city of Turin (Torino) is an important industrial and cultural center, and it hosted the Twentieth Olympic Winter Games. The city is located on the northern banks of the famous Po River. Two of the Po’s major tributaries are visible in this image, Stura di Lanzo and the Malone River.

Published Feb 13, 2006

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Pragelato, Italy
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Pragelato, Italy

Published Feb 21, 2006

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Winter Olympics in Vancouver
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Winter Olympics in Vancouver

Acquired December 2, 2009, this image shows show area around the Olympic Village in Vancouver, British Columbia. Images on the right are close-up views.

Published Feb 12, 2010

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Jericho, West Bank
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Jericho, West Bank

Commonly known as “the oldest city in the world,” Jericho is an important historical, cultural, and political center located northwest of the Dead Sea. This astronaut photograph illustrates the city center, and the original settlement mound of Tell es-Sultan. Total distance across the image is approximately 8 kilometers (5 miles). Two large refugee camps are located to the northwest and south of the city center. The high building density of the refugee camps contrasts sharply with the more open city center and irrigated fields (green polygonal patches) of Jericho, and illustrates one of the physical consequences of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the region.

Published May 2, 2005

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Baltimore with a Dusting of Snow
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Baltimore with a Dusting of Snow

While traveling to the International Space Station aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavor, astronauts photographed the northeastern United States blanketed in fresh snow. This image, taken in early December 2002, shows the city of Baltimore and the surrounding area. An inset shows the center of the city (rotated so north points up).

Published Jan 19, 2003

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Central Madrid
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Central Madrid

Madrid is the political, economic, and cultural center of Spain.

Published Sep 12, 2016

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Guadalajara, Mexico
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Guadalajara, Mexico

Published Jan 1, 2003

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Making Sense of Whiting Events
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Making Sense of Whiting Events

Researchers analyzed more than a decade of satellite imagery to better understand why patches of light-colored water emerge along Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Published Mar 7, 2018

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Sochi at Night
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Sochi at Night

Astronauts who held the Olympic flame just three months ago now look down on it from space.

Published Feb 17, 2014

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Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Santa Fe, New Mexico

Published Oct 10, 2004

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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 Greening of Al Ain
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The Greening of Al Ain

Several new farms, parks, gardens, and tree-planting projects have made Al Ain one of the greenest cities in the Middle East.

Published Sep 6, 2015

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Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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Samarkand, Uzbekistan

A key city on the old Silk Road stands midway between Western Europe and China.

Published Sep 23, 2013

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