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Clark University student Christie Wood lowers a water sampler into a borehole on July 4, 2010. Original from NASA. Digitally…Free Image from public domain license
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ICESCAPE scientists watched from the deck of the Healy as it cut a path through thick multiyear ice on July 6, 2011. Original…Free Image from public domain license
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Attu, the westernmost Aleutian island, is nearly 1760 km from the Alaskan mainland. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by…Free Image from public domain license
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The ice of a piedmont glacier spills from a steep valley onto a relatively flat plain. Malaspina Glacier, Alaska. Original…Free Image from public domain license
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Lying in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, the entire Island of Crete (35.0N, 25.0E) can be seen in great detail in this cloud…Free Image from public domain license
Longyearbyen, the largest island of the Svalbard archipelago, part of the Kingdom of Norway. Original from NASA. Digitally…Free Image from public domain license
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In this mostly cloud-free true-color scene, much of Scandinavia can be seen to be still covered by snow. Original from NASA.…Free Image from public domain license
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NASA satellite tracks underwater volcanic eruption in Canary Islands. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.Free Image from public domain license
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A NASA scientific balloon awaits launch in McMurdo, Antarctica. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.Free Image from public domain license
NASA’s Operation IceBridge Completes Twin Polar Campaigns. Heimdal Glacier in southern Greenland. Original from NASA.…Free Image from public domain license
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Ellesmere Island, which is part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Original from NASA. Digitally…Free Image from public domain license
The meandering Ohio River bisecting this image is the border between Kentucky and Indiana. Original from NASA. Digitally…Free Image from public domain license
The Matusevich Glacier flows toward the coast of East Antarctica, pushing through a channel between the Lazarev Mountains and…Free Image from public domain license
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The Arctic Circle cuts through the western coast of Norway and the Saltfjellet-Svartisen National Park. Original from NASA.…Free Image from public domain license
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Missionary Plains in Australia’s Northern Territory, a crater 24 kilometers in diameter and 5 kilometers deep. Original…Free Image from public domain license
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Beaufort Sea, northeast of Barrow, Alaska. Original from NASA . Digitally enhanced…Free Image from public domain license
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NASA's Wallops Flight Facility is located on Wallops Island. Satellite imagery from NOAA's GOES-East satellite shows that…Free Image from public domain license
Lake Ilopango, a crater lake which fills a volcanic caldera in central El Salvador. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by…Free Image from public domain license
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The STS-93 astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia took this picture over the Indian Ocean on 23-27 July 1999. Original…Free Image from public domain license
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Massive congregations of greenish phytoplankton swirl in the dark water around Gotland, a Swedish island in the Baltic Sea.…Free Image from public domain license
MODIS on the Aqua satellite captured this stunning view of Japans four largest islands on February 20, 2004. Original from…Free Image from public domain license
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Like rivers of liquid water, glaciers flow downhill, with tributaries joining to form larger rivers. Original from NASA.…Free Image from public domain license
Snow, which tends to be generally less bright that clouds, covers the Alps in the north of Italy. Original from NASA.…Free Image from public domain license
Arabian Peninsula and northeast Africa as seen from the orbiting Gemini-11. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by…Free Image from public domain license
The Isthmus of Corinth has played a very important role in the history of Greece. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by…Free Image from public domain license
Central area of Ethiopia, south of Addis Ababa, showing Lakes Zwai, Langana, and Shala. Original from NASA. Digitally…Free Image from public domain license
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