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Land of Many Waters and Much Sediment
A satellite image focuses on the Krasheninnikova volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula. The snow-covered summit caldera contains two small, round craters. A plume billows to the northwest and a dark lava flow runs to the northeast from the northern crater. The surrounding slopes appear to be covered in a thin layer of white snow.
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A Little Town with a Long Name
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A NASA luminary from the Apollo era grew up in Wales near Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.

Mar 5, 2026
Searching for Selenite
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Oklahoma’s Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge attracts rare and diverse species—and enthusiasts looking for a distinct type of crystallized gypsum.

Mar 4, 2026
Smoke Rises Over Big Cypress National Preserve
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The National fire has burned tens of thousands of acres within the Florida preserve, fueled by vegetation dried by prolonged…

Mar 3, 2026

Blue Marble: Next Generation

Originally released 21 years ago, The Blue Marble: Next Generation is most likely the Earth Observatory imagery you have seen the most, but you probably don't even realize it. A cloud-free, global mosaic available at up to 500m per pixel spatial resolution, the collection includes monthly snapshots with and without topographic shading and bathymetry. The collection is free and open to use so take a minute and (re)discover!

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