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Reservoirs, Bends, and Canyons on the Colorado Plateau
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Reservoirs, Bends, and Canyons on the Colorado Plateau

Ancient geologic features and modern creations share the spotlight in this photo of southeastern Utah and northern Arizona taken from the ISS.

Published Feb 23, 2020

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Colorado River and Lake Powell
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Colorado River and Lake Powell

Striking landforms and broad vistas mark the Utah-Arizona border region of the Colorado Plateau.

Published Mar 25, 2013

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The Loop
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The Loop

A double oxbow etched into the Colorado Plateau in Canyonlands National Park likely got its shape from an ancestral river.

Published Jun 18, 2014

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Tree Cover
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Tree Cover

Published Oct 14, 2003

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Grand Canyon
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Grand Canyon

Published Jul 5, 2003

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Roan Plateau, Colorado
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Roan Plateau, Colorado

Published Oct 3, 2008

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Porcupine Gorge, Queensland, Australia
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Porcupine Gorge, Queensland, Australia

Porcupine Gorge and other sandstone canyons carving through a basalt plateau create dramatic topography in central Queensland.

Published Jan 18, 2009

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Burren Plateau, County Clare, Ireland
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Burren Plateau, County Clare, Ireland

Adjoining Galway Bay to the north, the Burren Plateau (Burren is Gaelic for “stony place”) is an example of karst terrain. Karst terrain is generally formed when sedimentary rocks are dissolved by groundwater. This astronaut photograph illustrates the northwestern-most portion of the Burren Plateau, which is characterized by the distinctive bare exposures of almost horizontal, layered Paleozoic-age limestone rocks that form Gleninagh Mountain.

Published May 5, 2008

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Agricultural Fields and Flat Lands, Brazil
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Agricultural Fields and Flat Lands, Brazil

The many flat plateau surfaces in the southern parts of Maranhão State are ideal for the wheeled machinery of mechanized agriculture.

Published Dec 4, 2017

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Canyonlands’ Grabens
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Canyonlands’ Grabens

Sinking blocks of rock created this distinctive network of valleys.

Published Jun 6, 2014

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Quantifying Tree Loss in Sierra National Forest
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Quantifying Tree Loss in Sierra National Forest

Mass tree die-offs in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains are sparking worries of fire in the region.

Published Jul 20, 2016

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The Colorado Rockies
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The Colorado Rockies

An astronaut captured this view of the Front Range, the San Juan Mountains, and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

Published Jan 12, 2020

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Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park
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Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park

This park in Utah encompasses some of the most remote and rugged terrain in the continental United States.

Published Jan 3, 2008

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Ethiopia’s Sanetti Plateau
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Ethiopia’s Sanetti Plateau

In a unique ecosystem with several rare and endangered species, grazing and fires are altering the landscape.

Published Feb 27, 2018

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Oblique View of Dinosaur National Monument
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Oblique View of Dinosaur National Monument

In the northwest corner of Colorado, the west-flowing Yampa River meets the south-flowing Green River, which runs into Utah. Stretches of both river canyons upstream and downstream from the junction make up Dinosaur National Monument. The monument takes its name, of course, from the abundant fossils found in exposed valleys and low ridges of the Morrison Formation, a series of rock layers that were formed late in the Jurassic Period, roughly 145 million years ago.

Published Oct 1, 2007

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Geology of Boulder, Colorado
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Geology of Boulder, Colorado

Published Dec 16, 2007

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South Africa’s ‘Brown Gold’
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South Africa’s ‘Brown Gold’

In some parts of Africa, trees are being grown instead of being cut down.

Published Mar 14, 2017

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Tiny Beetles Take a Large Bite Out of the Forest
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Tiny Beetles Take a Large Bite Out of the Forest

Pine bark beetles have been ravaging forests in the Rocky Mountains.

Published Jul 28, 2012

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