Top Picks for 2019

Frozen Moonrise - Hudson Bay

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The winter scene includes icy shorelines and frozen landscapes around Hudson Bay under thin, wrinkled clouds. Read more...

Comb Ridge, Utah

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Accented by dramatic shadows, this photograph shows canyons and prominent topography around Comb Ridge. Read more...

Katmai National Park, Alaska

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This photograph of the Alaskan Peninsula, shot by an astronaut from the International Space Station (ISS), offers an oblique view of Katmai National Park. Read more...

Desert Contrasts in Chat

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The geologically young, dark lava flows of the Toussidé volcano stand out from the older, lighter rocks of the Tibesti Mountains and the sands of the central Sahara Desert. Read more...

Venus from the Space Station

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Besides the Moon, Venus is the brightest natural solar system body that can be observed in our night sky. Read more...

Ship Tracks, Aleutian Islands

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An astronaut focused on at least a dozen thin lines stretching across the North Pacific Ocean near the Aleutian Islands. Read more...

Salt Flats, Mountains, and Moisture

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The Atacama Desert and the numerous salt flats in the Andes Mountains along the border of Chile and Bolivia. Read more...

Flathead Lake, Montana

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Flathead is located within a depression known as the Rocky Mountain Trench, and it is one of the largest freshwater lakes west of the Mississippi River in the continental United States. Read more...