These white mounds are the world’s largest gypsum dune field, centerpiece of the White Sands National Monument.
Published Nov 27, 2016
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
Tall, branch-like cacti provide shelter for animals at the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
Published Dec 4, 2016
Astronauts on the International Space Station observed an intense winter dust storm in White Sands National Monument, New Mexico.
Published Apr 30, 2012
Acquired April 2, 2002, this natural-color image shows Colorado National Monument and nearby agricultural and residential areas.
Published Mar 6, 2011
Acquired June 24, 2007, this natural-color image shows the eastern half of St. John Island in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The area pictured incorporates a national park and national monument.
Published Jan 20, 2011
Soldiers’ National Cemetery, where U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered the “Gettysburg Address” in November 1863, appears in this Ikonos satellite image from June 25, 2003.
Published Feb 12, 2009
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
The most striking feature is Roosevelt Lake, an artificial lake created by the construction of Roosevelt Dam across the Salt River. The National Monument is surrounded by the Tonto National Forest, which includes low plains, desert scrubland, and alpine pine forests.
Published Sep 4, 2005
The dunes at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan are a geological wonder.
Published Jun 26, 2016
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