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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-10-15 Earth Terra
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This image of Yellowstone National Park was acquired on July 2, 2001 by NASA's Terra satellite.
PIA03875:
Yellowstone Park
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-11-07 Earth Terra
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This image was acquired on October 29, 2002 by NASA's Terra satellite of the Soufriere Hills volcano on Montserrat in the Caribbean.
PIA03880:
Soufriere Hills Volcano
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-11-07 Earth Terra
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On Sunday, November 3, 2002, Mt. Etna's ash-laden plume was imaged by NASA's Terra satellite. The plume is seen blowing toward the south-southeast, over the city and airport of Catania, Sicily.
PIA03881:
Mt. Etna, Italy
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-11-07 Earth Terra
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The area around Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. is shown in this simulated natural color image captured by NASA's Terra spacecraft .The city of Santa Maria is at the top left, and Lompoc is at the bottom left.
PIA03882:
Lompoc, CA
Full Resolution:     TIFF (61.51 MB)     JPEG (5.752 MB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2002-12-13 Earth Terra
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The Florida Keys are a chain of islands, islets and reefs extending from Virginia Key to the Dry Tortugas. This image was acquired by NASA's Terra satellite on October 28, 2001.
PIA03890:
Florida Keys
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-12-23 Earth Terra
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The towns of Santa Claus, Ga., (top) and Santa Claus, Ind. (bottom), are shown in these two images from the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument on NASA's Terra satellite.
PIA03891:
Santa Claus, Ga./Ind.
Full Resolution:     TIFF (1.914 MB)     JPEG (205.6 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2003-01-08 Earth Terra
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The Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco formed as a result of the collision of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates about 80 million years ago.
PIA03893:
Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco
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Add Image to Favorite List 2003-01-18 Earth Terra
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For almost 2,000 years, the River Thames has served as the life force of London, capital of the United Kingdom and one of the world's most famous cities. NASA's Terra satellite acquired this image on October 12, 2001.
PIA04301:
London, England
Full Resolution:     TIFF (23.03 MB)     JPEG (2.731 MB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2003-04-02 Earth Terra
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This image acquired by NASA's Terra spacecraft on November 5, 2001, shows a chunk of glacier was threatening to fall into an Andean lake and cause major flooding in Huraez, a Peruvian city of 60,000.
PIA03898:
Huaraz, Peru
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Add Image to Favorite List 2003-04-11 Earth Terra
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An Earth-monitoring instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite kept a close eye on a potential glacial disaster in the making in Peru's spectacular, snow-capped Cordillera Blanca (White Mountains), the highest range of the Peruvian Andes.
PIA03899:
NASA Keeps Watch on a Potential Disaster in the Icy Andes
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Add Image to Favorite List 2003-07-01 Earth Terra
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On June 26, NASA's Terra satellite acquired this image of the Aspen fire burning out of control north of Tucson, AZ.
PIA04602:
Aspen Fire, Arizona
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Add Image to Favorite List 2003-11-19 Earth Terra
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On November 18, 2003, NASA's Terra satellite acquired this image of the Old Fire/Grand Prix fire east of Los Angeles.
PIA04879:
Old Fire/Grand Prix Fire, California
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-07-09 Earth Terra
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On July 3, 2004, the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA's Terra satellite acquired this image of the Willow fire near Payson, Arizona.
PIA06375:
Willow Fire Near Payson, Arizona
Full Resolution:     TIFF (17.49 MB)     JPEG (1.148 MB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2004-09-22 Earth Terra
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Interstate 10 across Pensacola Bay, Florida was severely damaged by Hurricane Ivan. This image was acquired by NASA's Terra satellite on September 21, 2004.
PIA06873:
Damage by Hurricane Ivan over Pensacola Bay, Florida
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-01-12 Earth Terra
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The island of Phuket on the Indian Ocean coast of Thailand is a major tourist destination and was also in the path of the tsunami that washed ashore on December 26, 2004. Images were acquired by NASA's Terra spacecraft.
PIA07227:
New NASA Imagery Sheds Additional Perspectives on Tsunami
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-03-18 Earth Terra
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This NASA's Terra satellite image of Mount St. Helens was captured one week after the March 8, 2005 ash and steam eruption, the latest activity since the volcano's reawakening in September 2004.
PIA07478:
Mount St. Helens
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-09-14 Earth Terra
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Seventeen days after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, much of the city was still under water. In this pair of images from NASA's Terra satellite, the affected areas can clearly be seen.
PIA06429:
Hurricane Season 2005: Katrina
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-10-12 Earth Terra
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This image acquired by NASA's Terra spacecraft on Oct. 11, 2005, depicts a 30-kilometer (19-mile) wide region southeast of the epicenter of the magnitude 7.6 Pakistan earthquake, between Muzaffarabad and Uri in the Pir Punjal range of Kashmir.
PIA03028:
Landslide in Kashmir
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-10-12 Earth Terra
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This 3D image was acquired by NASA's Terra spacecraft on October 11, 2005 with digital topography from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission. It depicts a large landslide which occurred in Kashmir, Pakistan.
PIA03030:
Landslide in Kashmir (3-D Perspective)
Full Resolution:     TIFF (11.42 MB)     JPEG (461.1 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2006-02-02 Earth Terra
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Since last spring, the U.S. Geological Survey's Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) has detected increasing volcanic unrest at Augustine Volcano in Cook Inlet, Alaska near Anchorage. This image is from NASA's Terra spacecraft.
PIA02148:
Augustine Volcano, Cook Inlet, Alaska (January 12, 2006)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2006-02-02 Earth Terra
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Since last spring, the U.S. Geological Survey's Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) has detected increasing volcanic unrest at Augustine Volcano in Cook Inlet, Alaska near Anchorage. This image is from NASA's Terra spacecraft.
PIA02149:
Augustine Volcano, Cook Inlet, Alaska (January 31, 2006)
Full Resolution:     TIFF (1.037 MB)     JPEG (64.52 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2006-03-01 Earth Terra
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The magnitude 9.2 Indian Ocean earthquake of December 26, 2004, produced broad regions of uplift and subsidence. In order to define the lateral extent and the downdip limit of rupture. This image is from NASA's Terra spacecraft.
PIA02435:
Uplift and Subsidence Associated with the Great Aceh-Andaman Earthquake of 2004
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.705 MB)     JPEG (141 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2010-02-16 Earth Terra
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On Feb. 12, 2010, the 21st Winter Olympic Games opened in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. NASA's Terra spacecraft acquired this image of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Sept. 29, 2008.
PIA12838:
Vancouver Olympic Site Captures a Gold for Natural Grandeur
Full Resolution:     TIFF (6.925 MB)     JPEG (445.2 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2006-09-30 Earth Terra
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NASA's Terra spacecraft acquired this image of the Day fire in Ventura County in Southern California in 2006.
PIA08790:
Day Fire in Ventura County
Full Resolution:     TIFF (9.303 MB)     JPEG (295.3 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2001-10-22 Earth Terra
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This simulated true color perspective view over the Grand Canyon is from data acquired on May 12, 2000 by NASA's Terra spacecraft.
PIA01908:
Perspective view over the Grand Canyon, Arizona
Full Resolution:     TIFF (9.012 MB)     JPEG (477.4 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2006-05-01 Earth Terra
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Northern Arizona is best known for the Grand Canyon. Less widely known are the hundreds of geologically young volcanoes, at least one of which buried the homes of local residents. This image was acquired by NASA's Terra spacecraft.
PIA01910:
Northern Arizona Volcanoes
Full Resolution:     TIFF (2.579 MB)     JPEG (165.3 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2006-05-15 Earth Terra
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In many parts of the world, wetlands are being converted to shrimp ponds in order to farm these crustaceans for food and sale. One example is on the west coast of Ecuador, south of Guayaquil. This image was acquired by NASA's Terra spacecraft.
PIA01911:
Shrimp Farms, Ecuador
Full Resolution:     TIFF (26.56 MB)     JPEG (1.473 MB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2006-07-05 Earth Terra
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On July 9, hundreds of millions of fans worldwide were glued to their television sets watching the final match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, played in Berlin's Olympic stadium (Olympiastadion). This image was acquired by NASA's Terra spacecraft.
PIA01914:
World Cup Final
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Add Image to Favorite List 2006-05-30 Earth Terra
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The highest tides on Earth occur in the Minas Basin, the eastern extremity of the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada. This image was acquired by NASA's Terra spacecraft.
PIA01912:
Bay of Fundy
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Add Image to Favorite List 2006-06-19 Earth Terra
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Attu, the westernmost Aleutian island, is nearly 1760 km from the Alaskan mainland and 1200 km northeast of the northernmost of the Japanese Kurile Islands. This image was acquired July 4, 2000 by NASA's Terra spacecraft.
PIA01913:
Attu, Alaska
Full Resolution:     TIFF (25.45 MB)     JPEG (1.285 MB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2006-07-17 Earth Terra
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The false-color VNIR image from NASA's Terra spacecraft was acquired off the island of Tsushima in the Korea Strait shows the signatures of several internal wave packets, indicating a northern propagation direction.
PIA01915:
Internal Ocean Waves
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Add Image to Favorite List 2006-08-02 Earth Terra
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The Dead Sea is the lowest point on Earth at 418 meters below sea level, and also one of the saltiest bodies of water on Earth. This image was acquired by NASA's Terra spacecraft.
PIA01916:
The Dead Sea
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Add Image to Favorite List 2006-08-11 Earth Terra
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The Channel Tunnel is a 50.5 km-long rail tunnel beneath the English Channel at the Straits of Dover. It connects Dover, Kent in England with Calais, northern France. This image was acquired by NASA's Terra spacecraft.
PIA01917:
The Channel Tunnel
Full Resolution:     TIFF (50.02 MB)     JPEG (1.689 MB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2006-09-01 Earth Terra
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The John F. Kennedy Space Center, America's spaceport, is located along Florida's eastern shore on Cape Canaveral. Established as NASA's Launch Operations Center on July 1, 1962, This image was acquired by NASA's Terra spacecraft.
PIA01918:
John F. Kennedy Space Center
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Add Image to Favorite List 2006-09-15 Earth Terra
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The Isthmus of Corinth has played a very important role in the history of Greece. It is the only land bridge between the country's north (Attica) and south (Peloponnese). This image was acquired by NASA's Terra spacecraft.
PIA01919:
Corinth Canal, Greece
Full Resolution:     TIFF (12.73 MB)     JPEG (1.028 MB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2006-01-19 Earth Terra
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This image of Teshekpuk Lake on Alaska's North Slope, within the National Petroleum Reserve, was acquired on August 15, 2000 by NASA's Terra spacecraft.
PIA01909:
Teshekpuk Lake, Alaska
Full Resolution:     TIFF (17.6 MB)     JPEG (1.02 MB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2006-11-08 Earth Terra
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The Esperanza fire started on October 26, 2006 in the dry brush near Palm Springs, CA. This image was acquired in 2006 by NASA's Terra spacecraft.
PIA01900:
Esperanza Fire near Palm Springs, California
Full Resolution:     TIFF (7.681 MB)     JPEG (659.2 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2006-11-09 Earth Terra
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In the South Pacific, south of Late Island along the Tofua volcanic arc in Tonga, a new volcanic island Home Reef is being re-born. This image was acquired October 10, 2006 by NASA's Terra spacecraft.
PIA01899:
Home Reef, South Pacific
Full Resolution:     TIFF (8.225 MB)     JPEG (511.3 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2010-03-08 Earth Terra
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This image, acquired 11-05-2007 by NASA's Terra spacecraft, shows the city of Chateaubriant, France, surrounded by very old farmsteads. The surrounding countryside presents an interesting pattern of randomly oriented, small individual farmsteads.
PIA12866:
Chateaubriant, France
Full Resolution:     TIFF (16.41 MB)     JPEG (1.497 MB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2007-04-30 Earth Terra
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One of the most volcanically active regions of the world is the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Siberia, Russia. It is not uncommon for several volcanoes to be erupting at the same time. NASA's Terra satellite acquired this image on April 26, 2007
PIA09334:
Volcanic Eruptions in Kamchatka
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Add Image to Favorite List 2007-06-12 Earth Terra
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A devastating mudslide in the world-renowned Geyser Valley on the Kamchatka Peninsula virtually obliterated the natural wonder, forcing the emergency evacuation of visitors and national park personnel. This image was acquired by NASA's Terra spacecraft.
PIA09603:
Geyser Valley on the Kamchatka Peninsula
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Add Image to Favorite List 2007-06-28 Earth Terra
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A destructive forest fire broke out June 24, 2007 near South Lake Tahoe, Calif. This image was acquired by NASA's Terra on June 27, 2007.
PIA09698:
Fire near South Lake Tahoe, California
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Add Image to Favorite List 2007-07-03 Earth Terra
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Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts are now dwarfed by Hanscom Air Force Base between them. NASA's Terra satellite acquired this image in October 2006,
PIA09699:
Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts
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Add Image to Favorite List 2007-08-07 Earth Terra
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On August 7, 2007, the Zaca fire continued to burn in the Los Padres National Forest near Santa Barbara, California. This image is from NASA's Terra spacecraft.
PIA02158:
Zaca Fire
Full Resolution:     TIFF (1.742 MB)     JPEG (157.2 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2007-08-31 Earth Terra
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On July 21, 2007, the world's most active volcano, Kilauea on Hawaii's Big Island, produced a fissure eruption from the Pu'u O'o vent, which fed an open lava channel and lava flows toward the east. This image is from NASA's Terra satellite.
PIA09968:
Lava Flow at Kilauea, Hawaii
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Add Image to Favorite List 2007-09-04 Earth Terra
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NASA's Terra satellite captured this image of fires in southern Greece.
PIA09969:
Fire in Southern Greece
Full Resolution:     TIFF (1.911 MB)     JPEG (151.3 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2007-11-08 Earth Terra
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The October 2007 wildfires, including the Witch Wildland fire, plagued southern California and were some of the worst on record. Image from NASA's Terra satellite.
PIA10112:
Witch Wildland Fire, California
Full Resolution:     TIFF (45.02 MB)     JPEG (4.805 MB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2016-08-01 Earth Terra
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This image, captured by NASA's Terra spacecraft on July 28, 2016, shows The Soberanes fire, in northern California near Big Sur.
PIA20722:
Destructive Wildfire Near Big Sur, California. Captured NASA's Terra Satellite
Full Resolution:     TIFF (25.04 MB)     JPEG (770.3 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2010-02-08 Earth Terra
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NASA's Terra spacecraft acquired this image of St. Anthony's, the world's oldest Christian monastery, settled in the remote mountainous area of eastern Egypt near the Red Sea.
PIA12506:
St. Anthony's Monastery, Egypt
Full Resolution:     TIFF (3.604 MB)     JPEG (340.3 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2008-04-04 Earth Terra
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On the night of March 25, 2008, the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer instrument on NASA's Terra satellite captured these thermal infrared images of Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island. Kilauea was active at two locations.
PIA10365:
Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Belches a Toxic Brew
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Add Image to Favorite List 2007-08-24 Earth Terra
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Astana is the capital and second largest city of Kazakhstan. It was founded as a fort in 1824 on the Ishim River by Siberian Cossacks, and became a railway junction in the early 20th century. This image is from NASA's Terra satellite.
PIA10612:
Astana, Kazakhstan
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Add Image to Favorite List 2007-09-14 Earth Terra
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The Uvs Nuur Basin in Mongolia and the Russian Federation is the northernmost of the enclosed basins of Central Asia. It takes its name from Uvs Nuur Lake, a large, shallow and very saline lake. This image is from NASA's Terra satellite.
PIA10613:
Uvs Nuur, Mongolia
Full Resolution:     TIFF (29.31 MB)     JPEG (1.59 MB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2007-09-20 Earth Terra
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The white ring around Lake Powell tells the story. The surface is down 98 feet. This is critical, because Powell, Lake Mead, and other lakes along the Colorado River provide water for millions of people in five states. Image from NASA's Terra satellite.
PIA10614:
Lake Powell
Full Resolution:     TIFF (9.613 MB)     JPEG (644.7 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2007-10-02 Earth Terra
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The Naica mine in Chihuahua, Mexico, with its enormous gypsum crystals, may well be called the 'Queen of the Giant Crystals localities.' This image was acquired by NASA's Terra satellite on February 16, 2004.
PIA10615:
Naica Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico
Full Resolution:     TIFF (13.02 MB)     JPEG (962.6 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2007-10-12 Earth Terra
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The Curonian Spit in Lithuania and the Russian Federation was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. This image is from NASA's Terra satellite.
PIA10616:
Curonian Spit, Lithuania and Russia
Full Resolution:     TIFF (81.45 MB)     JPEG (3.138 MB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2007-10-25 Earth Terra
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This image from NASA's Terra satellite shows the Morenci open-pit copper mine in southeast Arizona, North America's leading producer of copper.
PIA10617:
Morenci Mine, AZ
Full Resolution:     TIFF (4.753 MB)     JPEG (409.6 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2007-11-13 Earth Terra
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The Arctic Circle cuts through the western coast of Norway and the Saltfjellet-Svartisen National Park. This image was acquired by NASA's Terra satellite on August 23, 2006.
PIA10618:
Saltfjellet-Svartisen Park, Norway
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Add Image to Favorite List 2007-11-26 Earth Terra
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Near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, on the east bank of the Athabasca River, are found the Steepbank and Millennium open pit mines. These images were acquired by NASA's Terra satellite on September 22, 2000 and July 31, 2007.
PIA10619:
Millennium Open Pit Mine, Alberta, Canada
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Add Image to Favorite List 2007-12-11 Earth Terra
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The Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories, Canada, with its headstreams the Peace and Finley, is the longest river in North America. This image was acquired by NASA's Terra satellite on August 4, 2005.
PIA10620:
Mackenzie River Delta, Canada
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-01-17 Earth Terra
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Delhi is the second largest metropolis in India, with a population of 16 million and is located in northern India along the banks of the Yamuna River. This image was acquired by NASA's Terra satellite on September 22, 2003.
PIA10621:
Delhi, India
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-01-30 Earth Terra
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The Belcher Islands are an archipelago in Hudson Bay in Canada, belonging to the territory of Nunavit. The hamlet of Sanikiluaq is on the north coast of Flaherty Island. This image was acquired by NASA's Terra satellite on 18 September 2006.
PIA10622:
Belcher Islands, Canada
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-02-07 Earth Terra
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Anatahan is a stratovolcano that erupted in May 2003, forming a new crater. This image is from NASA's Terra satellite.
PIA10623:
Anatahan Volcano, Mariana Islands
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-02-19 Earth Terra
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The Kondyor Massif is located in Eastern Siberia, Russia, north of the city of Khabarovsk. It is a rare form of igneous intrusion called alkaline-ultrabasic massif and it is full of rare minerals. This image is from NASA's Terra satellite.
PIA10624:
Kondyor Massif, Russia
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-02-29 Earth Terra
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If you live in Europe and buy roses, the chance is good that they were grown in Kenya -- specifically, in one of the colossal greenhouses that blot out the once wild shores of Lake Naivasha, 90km north-west of Nairobi. Image from NASA's Terra satellite.
PIA10625:
Lake Naivasha, Kenya
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-03-10 Earth Terra
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Longyearbyen is the administrative center of Svalbard and is located on Spitsbergen, the largest island of the Svalbard archipelago, part of the Kingdom of Norway. NASA's Terra satellite captured this image on July 12, 2003.
PIA10626:
Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
Full Resolution:     TIFF (7.237 MB)     JPEG (503.1 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2008-03-21 Earth Terra
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Norilsk is a major city in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, and the northernmost city in Siberia. NASA's Terra satellite captured this image on July 21, 2000.
PIA10627:
Norilsk, Siberia
Full Resolution:     TIFF (18.53 MB)     JPEG (1.2 MB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2008-04-01 Earth Terra
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Along the western flank of the Andes, 400 km SE of Lima Peru, erosion has carved the mountain slopes into long, narrow serpentine ridges. NASA's Terra satellite captured this image on September 28, 2004.
PIA10628:
Western Slope of Andes, Peru
Full Resolution:     TIFF (16.02 MB)     JPEG (1.374 MB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2008-04-08 Earth Terra
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The Nardò Ring is a striking visual feature from space, and astronauts have photographed it several times. The Ring is a race car test track in Italy. This image was acquired by NASA's Terra satellite on August 17. 2007.
PIA10629:
Nardò Ring, Italy
Full Resolution:     TIFF (4.096 MB)     JPEG (336.8 kB)
Add Image to Favorite List 2008-04-21 Earth Terra
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Jordan's leading industry and export commodities are phosphate and potash, ranked in the top three in the world. These are used to make fertilizer. This image was acquired by NASA's Terra satellite on September 17, 2005.
PIA10630:
Phosphate Mines, Jordan
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-04-30 Earth Terra
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The Diomede Islands consisting of the western island Big Diomede, and the eastern island Little Diomede are two rocky islands located in the middle of the Bering Strait between Russia and Alaska. This image was acquired by NASA's Terra satellite.
PIA10631:
Diomede Islands, Bering Straight
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-06-06 Earth Terra
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This image acquired by NASA's Terra satellite May 12, 2008, shows faults within the mountains, but near and almost parallel the mountain front, northwest of the city of Chengdu.
PIA10772:
Sichuan Earthquake in China
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-06-30 Earth Terra
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Fires near Big Sur, Calif., continued to burn unchecked when the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument on NASA's Terra satellite captured this image on Sunday, June 29, 2008.
PIA10925:
Fires Burning near Big Sur, California
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-07-23 Earth Terra
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The Yolla Bolly Complex Wildland Fire was started on June 21, 2008 by a lightning strike. This image was acquired by NASA's Terra spacecraft. The burned area is charcoal-colored, surrounding forest and vegetation is red. Smoke is light blue-gray.
PIA10975:
Yolla Bolly Complex Wildland Fire
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-05-09 Earth Terra
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Al Jazirah (also Gezira) is one of the 26 states of Sudan. The state lies between the Blue Nile and the White Nile in the east-central region of the country. This image was acquired December 25, 2006 by NASA's Terra spacecraft.
PIA11079:
Al Jazirah, Sudan
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-05-23 Earth Terra
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Nuuk (or Gadthab) is the capital and largest city of Greenland. It is located at the mouth of the Nuup Kangerlua inlet on the west coast of Greenland. This image was acquired August 2, 2004 by NASA's Terra spacecraft.
PIA11080:
Nuuk, Greenland
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-05-30 Earth Terra
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On May 2, 2008 Chile's Chaiten Volcano erupted after 9,000 years of inactivity. NASA's Terra spacecraft captured this image on May 28, 2008.
PIA11081:
Chaiten Volcano, Chile
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-06-18 Earth Terra
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This image acquired by NASA's Terra satellite on December 18, 2002 shows the East African rift -- places where the earth's crust has formed deep fissures and the plates have begun to move apart.
PIA11082:
East African Rift
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-07-18 Earth Terra
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L'Anse aux Meadows is a site on the northernmost tip of the island of Newfoundland, located in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, where the remains of a Viking village were discovered in 1960. This image is from NASA's Terra satellite.
PIA11083:
L'Anse Aux Meadows, Newfoundland
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-08-08 Earth Terra
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NASA's Terra spacecraft shows the Rub' al Khali, one of the largest sand deserts in the world, encompassing most of the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula; it includes parts of Oman, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
PIA11084:
Rub' al Khali, Arabia
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-08-28 Earth Terra
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The Colorado River ends its 2330 km journey in the Gulf of Mexico in Baja California. NASA's Terra spacecraft acquired this image on May 29, 2006.
PIA11085:
Colorado River Delta
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-10-22 Earth Terra
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Riyadh, the national capital of Saudi Arabia, is shown in 1972, 1990 and 2000 by NASA's Terra spacecraft.
PIA11087:
Urbanization: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-10-22 Earth Terra
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This full-frame image, acquired August 30, 2000 by NASA's Terra spacecraft, covers an area of 60 by 60 km in the Salmon River Mountains, Idaho.
PIA11088:
Idaho Fires
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-10-22 Earth Terra
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This image from of Mt. Vesuvius Italy was acquired September 26, 2000, and covers an area of 36 by 45 km. Vesuvius overlooks the city of Naples and the Bay of Naples in central Italy.
PIA11090:
Escondida Mine, Chile
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-10-22 Earth Terra
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Baltimore is the largest city in Maryland and one of the busiest ports in the United States. This image was acquired by NASA's Terra satellite on April 4, 2000.
PIA11089:
Baltimore, MD
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-10-22 Earth Terra
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This image of Mt. Vesuvius Italy was acquired by NASA's Terra spacecraft on September 26, 2000, and covers an area of 36 by 45 km. Vesuvius overlooks the city of Naples and the Bay of Naples in central Italy.
PIA11091:
Mt. Vesuvius, Italy
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-10-22 Earth Terra
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NASA's Terra spacecraft acquired this image on May 12, 2000 of the north rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona. The large dark area is burned forest, and small smoke plumes are seen at the edges where active fires burned.
PIA11092:
Arizona Forest Fire
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-10-22 Earth Terra
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These images from NASA's Terra satellite show the Pu'u O'o lava flows entering the sea at Kamokuna on the southeast side of the Island of Hawaii.
PIA11093:
Hawaii Lava Flows
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-10-22 Earth Terra
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The sand dunes of theThar Desert, located in northwestern India and eastern Pakistan, constantly shift and take on new shapes.
PIA11094:
Thar Desert
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-10-22 Earth Terra
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Pine Island Glacier has undergone a steady loss of elevation with retreat of the grounding line in recent decades. NASA's Terra satellite acquired the scene on December 12, 2000.
PIA11095:
Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-10-22 Earth Terra
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NASA's Terra satellite acquired this image of Las Vegas, NV in August, 2000. McCarran International Airport to the south and Nellis Air Force Base to the NE are the two major airports visible.
PIA11096:
Las Vegas
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-10-22 Earth Terra
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NASA's Terra spacecraft shows the Nasca Lines, located in the Pampa region of Peru, the desolate plain of the Peruvian coast 400 km south of Lima. The Lines were first spotted when commercial airlines began flying across the Peruvian desert in the 1920's.
PIA11097:
Nasca Lines, Peru
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-10-22 Earth Terra
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This image of Jerusalem was acquired on April 3, 2000 by NASA's Terra satellite. The old city is the lighter blue area in the right center of the image, surrounded by a 400-year-old wall built by the Ottoman Turks.
PIA11098:
Jerusalem
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-10-22 Earth Terra
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This image shows part of an extensive field of barchan sand dunes south of Kandahar. This image was acquired by NASA's Terra satellite on August 20, 2000.
PIA11099:
Sand Dunes, Afghanistan
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-10-22 Earth Terra
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The city of Calcutta, India appears in this 24 by 34 km (15 by 21 mile) sub-scene, acquired March 29, 2000 by NASA's Terra satellite.
PIA11157:
Calcutta
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-16 Earth Terra
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This image acquired by NASA's Terra spacecraft is of the northernmost land in the world is located in Pearyland, Greenland. This is a land of permanent snows, glaciers, and 24-hours of daylight during the summer months.
PIA11169:
Northern Greenland
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-10-22 Earth Terra
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The western-most part of the Ganges Delta is seen in this 54.5 by 60 km ASTER sub-scene acquired on January 6, 2005. The Hugli River branches off from the Ganges River.
PIA11158:
Hugli River Delta, India
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-10-22 Earth Terra
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This image acquired by NASA's Terra satellite of northern Chile was acquired by ASTER on April 7, 2000. Dramatically displayed is a geological angular unconformity: a contact between layers of rock at different angles.
PIA11159:
Chile Altiplano Unconformity
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-10-22 Earth Terra
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NASA's Terra spacecraft captured this anaglyph image of Mt. St. Helens volcano in the Cascade Range of southwestern Washington; it erupted on 18 May 1980. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA11160:
Mt. St. Helens Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-10-22 Earth Terra
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The Coachella Valley is a major agricultural region of California, growing fruit and produce throughout the year. This image was acquired by NASA's Terra satellite on June 4, 2000.
PIA11161:
Coachella Valley, CA
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-10-22 Earth Terra
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A historic capital city, Madrid, Spain is renowned for its unique charm and its exhilarating cultural life. This image was acquired by NASA's Terra satellite on July 5, 2000.
PIA11163:
Madrid
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