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Acraman Impact Structure, South Australia
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Acraman Impact Structure, South Australia

Acquired February 18, 2010, this true-color image shows Lake Acraman and surrounding saltpans in South Australia. The sprawling saltpans appear off-white, and the largely bare soils appear in shades of orange and brown.

Published Feb 28, 2010

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Joggins Cliffs, Nova Scotia
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Joggins Cliffs, Nova Scotia

This true-color image shows the Joggins Fossil Cliffs and nearby Cumberland Basin.

Published May 10, 2009

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Colorful Salt Lakes in Western Australia
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Colorful Salt Lakes in Western Australia

Many of the salt lakes in Western Australia are found along the valleys of ancient river systems that no longer flow.

Published Mar 26, 2016

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Afar Depression, Ethiopia
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Afar Depression, Ethiopia

Published Sep 6, 2005

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Shoemaker Impact Structure, Western Australia
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Shoemaker Impact Structure, Western Australia

The Shoemaker impact site in Australia may have been formed as long as 1.63 billion years ago.

Published Jul 18, 2011

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Jebel Uweinat
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Jebel Uweinat

Rising from Sahara sands, the uneven peaks hold clues to a much wetter environment in the ancient past.

Published Mar 9, 2013

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A New Angle on Fossil Hunting
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A New Angle on Fossil Hunting

Technology and fossil-hunting knowhow converge along the steep slopes of Wyoming’s Great Divide Basin.

Published Nov 4, 2012

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