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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 
Benny Hopson from the Barrow Arctic Science Consortium in Alaska drills a core sample from sea ice in the Chukchi Sea on July… Free Image from public domain license 
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy parked in an ice floe for the 2011 ICESCAPE mission's third ice station in the Chukchi Sea.… 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 
Eruption of Cleveland Volcano, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Free Image from public domain license 
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Saunders Island and Wolstenholme Fjord with Kap Atholl in the background. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Free Image from public domain license 
The ICESCAPE mission, or "Impacts of Climate on Ecosystems and Chemistry of the Arctic Pacific Environment," near Alaska.… Free Image from public domain license 
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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Earth observation by the crew of the International Space Station. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Free Image from public domain license 
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 
An iceberg embedded in sea ice as seen from the IceBridge DC-8 over the Bellingshausen Sea on Oct. 19, 2012. Original from… Free Image from public domain license 
Arrival of the RRS Ernest Shackleton near Halley Research Station in Antarctica, January, 2013. Original from NASA. Digitally… Free Image from public domain license 
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 
New NASA laser technology reveals how ice measures up. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Free Image from public domain license 
Rostov-on-Don, a Russian City on the Don River, 32 kilometers from the Sea of Azov. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by… Free Image from public domain license 
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Ice on the Ellsworth Range in Antarctica as seen from the IceBridge DC-8 on Oct. 22, 2012. Original from NASA. Digitally… Free Image from public domain license 
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This rare cloud-free view of southern Italy shows almost all of the famous `boot' configuration of the peninsula up to just… Free Image from public domain license 
Skylab 3 Earth view of the Nile Delta, Egypt and Suez Canal. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Free Image from public domain license 
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Teshekpuk Lake on Alaska's North Slope, within the National Petroleum Reserve. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by… Free Image from public domain license 
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 
Sediment Spews from Connecticut River. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Free Image from public domain license 
View of Melbourne, Australia as seen from the Skylab space station. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Free Image from public domain license 
NASA satellite tracks underwater volcanic eruption in Canary Islands. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Free Image from public domain license 
Iran, Trucial Coast, Oman, Zagros Mountains, and Qishm Island (large island at lower left), as seen from the Gemini-12… Free Image from public domain license 
Dendi Caldera, Ethiopia is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 16 crew member on the International Space… Free Image from public domain license 
A plume at Shiveluch Volcano, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Free Image from public domain license 
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 
Early Melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet . Original from NASA . Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Free Image from public domain license 
These rocks are famous because they move, leaving tell-tale trails in the clay, like this one. Original from NASA. Digitally… Free Image from public domain license 
The Sustina Glacier in the Alaska Range. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Free Image from public domain license 
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 
Earth observations taken during STS-77 mission. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Free Image from public domain license 
Baja California, Colorado river and Sonora Desert. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Free Image from public domain license 
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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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NASA Satellite Captures Super Bowl Cities - Santa Clara, CA .Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Free Image from public domain license 
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 
Lake Naivasha, 90km north-west of Nairobi. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Free Image from public domain license 
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The Channel Tunnel, a 50.5 km-long rail tunnel beneath the English Channel at the Straits of Dover. Original from NASA.… Free Image from public domain license 
Missionary Plains in Australia’s Northern Territory, a crater 24 kilometers in diameter and 5 kilometers deep. Original… Free Image from public domain license 
View of Florence, Italy area from the Skylab. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. 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 
Earth observations taken from Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-93 mission. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by… Free Image from public domain license 
This image from NASA's EarthKAM shows Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Free Image from public domain license 
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Phytoplankton bloom off Newfoundland. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Free Image from public domain license 
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 
Phytoplankton bloom in the Bay of Biscay. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. 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 
This image from NASA's Terra spacecraft shows the Kuk Early Agricultural Site in the western highlands of New Guinea.… Free Image from public domain license 
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Nadir view of the southern Cape District of South Africa. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Free Image from public domain license 
The Kondyor Massif is located in Eastern Siberia, Russia, north of the city of Khabarovsk. Original from NASA. Digitally… Free Image from public domain license 
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Mountain ridges showing the distinctive geology of the Geikie Plateau region in eastern Greenland. Original from NASA.… Free Image from public domain license 
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 
Akpatok Island in Ungava Bay in northern Quebec, Canada. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Free Image from public domain license 
Snow covered Alps of France, Italy, and Switzerland. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. 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 
The northernmost land in the world is located in Pearyland, Greenland. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Free Image from public domain license 
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The Ouachita Mountains in southeast Oklahoma. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Free Image from public domain license 
Delhi, the second largest metropolis in India, with a population of 16 million. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by… Free Image from public domain license 
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View of the southeastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula with the Gulf of Oman at upper right. Original from NASA . Digitally… Free Image from public domain license 
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 
Northern half of Mauritania's Atlantic Coast from Skylab. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Free Image from public domain license 
Parts of he Kimberley region of Western Australia. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Free Image from public domain license 
Sheveluch Volcano in Kamchatka, Siberia. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. 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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