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Grand Caicos, Bahamas: Grand Caicos, Bahamas. Land areas, shallow banks and reefs, and deep water present striking color differences. A small blue dot on the inner edge of a bank near land, marks a "blue hole". These are sinkholes formed in the limestone bank during the past glacial age, when sea level was as much as 100 meters below today's. Now the sinkhole is submerged under salt water, providing a wonderful playground for scuba divers and biologists.

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Recommended Citation: Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth." .

NASA Responsible Official: Susan Runco

Curator: jsc-earthweb@mail.nasa.gov

Contributors: Earth Sciences Web Team

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This service is provided by the International Space Station program and the JSC Astromaterials Research & Exploration Science Directorate. Recommended Citation: Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth." .
	NASA Responsible Official: Susan Runco Curator: jsc-earthweb@mail.nasa.gov Contributors: Earth Sciences Web Team	National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center	International Space Station National Laboratory Last Update:
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