Captured on June 27, 2009, this true-color image shows part of the White Sands National Monument in New Mexico, where brilliant white gypsum dunes slowly migrate toward the northeast.
Published Jul 12, 2009
A plume of dust stretched hundreds of kilometers from Mexico into New Mexico.
Published Apr 4, 2017
Acquired February 9, 2013, this image shows a dust storm over parts of Mexico, New Mexico, and Texas.
Published Feb 11, 2013
Three new national monuments in Southern California connect with existing protected areas to form the world’s second-largest desert preserve.
Published Mar 13, 2016
An off-white plume blows from the White Sands National Monument toward the New Mexico-Texas border in this natural-color image from late February 2012.
Published Mar 1, 2012
Astronauts on the International Space Station observed an intense winter dust storm in White Sands National Monument, New Mexico.
Published Apr 30, 2012
Tall, branch-like cacti provide shelter for animals at the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
Published Dec 4, 2016
Acquired April 2, 2002, this natural-color image shows Colorado National Monument and nearby agricultural and residential areas.
Published Mar 6, 2011
The rugged canyons slicing through plateaus in New Mexico’s Bandelier National Monument contain relics from human civilization that date back 11,000 years.
Published Feb 10, 2016
