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Lightning Map
World lightning map
Where Does Lightning Strike? A map of lightning incidence.
Universe Pictures
Universe pictures
Pictures of the Universe: The most interesting views in space.
Lonar Impact Crater
India's Lonar Impact Crater
India's Lonar Impact Crater: 6000 feet wide and about 35,000 - 50,000 years old.
Volcanoes From Space
monitoring volcanoes from space
Monitoring Volcanoes From Space: Learn how NASA keeps an eye on remote volcanoes.
Earth At Night
Earth at night
Satellite Image of Earth at Night: One of NASA's most famous images.
Tunguska Blast
Tunguska
Tunguska Blast: A meteoroid explosion over remote Siberia.
Great Blue Hole
Great Blue Hole, Belize
Great Blue Hole: A depression in the Lighthouse Reef Atoll.
Tambora Volcano
Tambora Volcano satellite image
Tambora: Caldera from Earth's largest recorded eruption.
Diamonds In Space
Diamonds in space
Diamonds In Space: Spitzer looks for diamonds.
Mars Meteorites
Mars meteorite
Mars Meteorites: Iron meteorites found by Mars rovers.

If it is not grown, it is mined.
 
NASA on Sliding Rocks
Sliding Rocks
NASA at Racetrack Playa: NASA interns and mentors visit Racetrack Playa to solve the mystery of the sliding rocks.
Rocks Made of Ice
Water ice
Where Rocks are Made of Ice: Rocks on Saturn's moon Titan are likely made of water ice.
Groundwater Loss
California groundwater losses
Groundwater Loss: Satellites detect huge water level declines.
Dynamic Earth
Earth's core and magnetic field
Earth's Core & Magnetic Field: Exploring Earth's interior.
Activity at Rabaul
Rabaul Volcano
Activity at Rabaul Volcano: Ash plume in late November, 2009.
Athabasca Oil Sands
Athabasca oil sands
Athabasca Oil Sands: The second largest oil deposit.
Kilauea Rift Zone
Kilauea
Kilauea Rift Zone: A spectacular image of craters and lava flows.
GPS Satellite Location
GPS Satellites
How Do GPS Satellites Know Their Location? Quasars serve as "stationary" reference points.
Montserrat Volcano
Montserrat Volcano
Soufriere Hills: Image shows evidence of volcanic eruptions.
World Topo Map
Topographic map of the world
Topographic Map of the World: The most complete digital topographic map of Earth.
Farm Land Patterns
Farm land patterns
Farms From Space: Landsat reveals farming and land use.
Oil is found first in the mind.
Kepler-11
Kepler 11
Kepler-11 planetary system consists of a dwarf yellow star and six planets orbiting closely.
Arsenic Bacteria
Arsenic bacteria
Arsenic Bacteria: All life was based on C, P, N, O, S and H. This bacteria includes As.
Plant Productivity
plant productivity map
Plant Growth and Climate: Warming can increase or decrease plant productivity.
Something Hit Jupiter
Jupiter Impact
Something Hit Jupiter: A bruise appeared in July, 2009. Was it a comet or asteroid strike?
Great Bahama Bank
Satellite image of the Great Bahama Bank
Great Bahama Bank: Image of a classic carbonate environment.
Natural Oil Seeps
Oil seeps
Natural Oil Seeps: Natural seeps contribute oil to oceans.
Monitoring Pollution
Monitoring Pollution From Space
Monitoring Pollution By Satellite: Haze flows from Asia to the USA.
Louisiana Subsidence
Louisiana Coastal Subsidence
Louisiana Coastal Subsidence: Learn why the Delta is sinking.
Glaciers on Mars
Glaciers on Mars
Concealed Glaciers on Mars: NASA sees ice under rock cover.
Saturn's Largest Ring
Saturn's largest ring
Saturn's Largest Ring: Spitzer finds an enormous diffuse ring.
The present is the key to the past.
 
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Ol Doinyo Lengai
Ol Doinyo Lengai Volcano
Ol Doinyo Lengai: Images show the impact of an eruption.
Sarychev Volcano
Sarychev Volcano eruption
Sarychev Volcano: An eruption plume punches through clouds.
Mars Topography
Highest and Lowest Points on Mars
Olympus Mons: Highest point on Mars and largest volcano.
Earth's Warmest Year
Earth's Warmest Year
Earth's Warmest Year: Maps and graphs document the heat.
Sahara Dust Storm
Sahara Dust Lowers Ocean Temperature
Sahara Dust and Ocean Temperature: The impact of wind-blown dust.

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