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Roseburg, Oregon
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Roseburg, Oregon

Timber production has etched a checkerboard pattern in the forests surrounding the town.

Published Jun 30, 2019

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Bahariya Oasis
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Bahariya Oasis

In the Western Desert of Egypt, date and olive groves stand out alongside an ancient settlement.

Published Jun 20, 2016

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Wheatland Reservoir, Wyoming
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Wheatland Reservoir, Wyoming

Winter traces white and blue across the high country.

Published Mar 27, 2017

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Johannesburg, South Africa
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Johannesburg, South Africa

The center of Johannesburg is the fine-grained pattern (created by shadows cast from the high rise buildings in the city) in the center of this mosaic. On the southern fringe of Johannesburg is a line of light colored, angular patches stretching across the scene. These patches are the great “mine dumps,” the crushed rock that remains after gold extraction from numerous gold mines.

Published Oct 6, 2003

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Flooding in Northern Peru
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Flooding in Northern Peru

Published May 3, 2006

Floods

Asian Dust Reaches Alaska
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Asian Dust Reaches Alaska

Published Mar 29, 2002

Dust and Haze

Sediment Patterns, Western Australia
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Sediment Patterns, Western Australia

Once clouds have cleared away, the effects of major storms often can be viewed from space for days and weeks.

Published Oct 31, 2016

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Amazon Forest Fires
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Amazon Forest Fires

Astronauts caught a glimpse of rainforest being cleared for agriculture in Brazil.

Published Sep 22, 2014

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Ceuta, Northern Africa
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Ceuta, Northern Africa

he southern tip of Spain and the northern tip of Africa come close to touching at the Strait of Gibraltar. The small Spanish enclave Ceuta occupies a narrow isthmus of land on the African side of the Strait of Gibraltar; the rest of the surrounding territory is Morocco.

Published Aug 27, 2007

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