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iss071e132461 (May 27, 2024) -- A trio of lakes in the Ethiopian Rift Valley were pictured from the International...
This image covers part of the 150 kilometer (90 mile) wide, 1 to 1.5 kilometer (0.6 to 0.9 mile) deep valley, Devana...
STS072-732-072 (11-20 Jan. 1996) --- Three of the nineteen Galapagos Islands are visible in this image, photographed...
ISS011-E-08410 (9 June 2005) --- Las Cruces, New Mexico is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 11...
The low angle of the sun over Tethys' massive canyon, Ithaca Chasma (near the terminator, at right), highlights the...
ISS040-E-114379 (31 Aug. 2014) --- One of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the Earth-orbiting International...
The Sea of Galilee (or Sea of Kinneret) in northern Israel is the lowest freshwater lake on Earth. The lake's main...
iss071e378491 (July 21, 2024) -- Sunlight reflects off the freshwater of Kasankha Bay, located in the southern...
ISS028-E-006059 (28 May 2011) --- One of the Expedition 28 crew members, photographing Earth images onboard the...
This artist's concept illustrates the NERVA (Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application) engine's hot bleed cycle...
ISS028-E-006830 (2 June 2011) --- Okavango Swamp in Botswana is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition...
A large tabular iceberg (42 kilometers x 17 kilometers) broke off Pine Island Glacier, West Antarctica (75ºS...
STS109-708-024 (1-12 March 2002) --- The astronauts on board the Space Shuttle Columbia took this 70mm picture...
A high oblique view of the Middle East centered at approximately 28.0 degrees north and 34.0 degrees east. Portions...
STS040-152-180 (5-24 June 1991) --- The Sinai Peninsula dominates this north-looking, oblique view. According to...
AST-16-1268 (20 July 1975) --- A near vertical view of a portion of the Mediterranean coast of Turkey and Syria, as...
STS077-732-093 (19-29 May 1996) --- This high oblique perspective from the Space Shuttle Endeavour shows the Dead...
Craters of the Moon National Monument is located in southern Idaho in the Snake River Plain. The Snake River Plain...
On the north side of Mars' great equatorial rift Valles Marineris lies a large depression called Juventae Chasma....
STS059-90-098 (9-20 April 1994) --- Ice-covered Lake Baikal, in Siberia, is about 400 miles long within a major rift...
STS079-824-081 (16-26 Sept. 1996) --- In this 70mm frame from the space shuttle Atlantis, the Jordan River Valley...
This HiRISE image shows a classic example of platy-ridged lava. Scientists think that this is the same as a lava...
During the 2018 Mars dust storm, we obtained a clear view of the summit of the giant volcano Elysium Mons. We see...
ISS036-E-011034 (21 June 2013) --- The Salton Trough is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 36 crew...