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EPOD - a service of USRA

The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) highlights the diverse processes and phenomena which shape our planet and our lives. EPOD will collect and archive photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory captions and links exemplifying features within the Earth system. The community is invited to contribute digital imagery, short captions and relevant links.

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Best of 2011

The results have been tallied. Your favorite 2011 EPODs are shown below! Thank you to all who voted.

Top Viewer's Choice

Glory, Spectre and Fog Bow on Reunion Island

#1
July 2011

Glory, Spectre and Fog Bow on Reunion Island

Total Solar Eclipse from the Perspective of Space

#2
August 2011

Total Solar Eclipse from the Perspective of Space

Paradise Bay, Antartica

#3
February 2011

Paradise Bay, Antartica

Pillar Over Hearst, Ontario

#4
October 2011

Pillar Over Hearst, Ontario

Tides Near Port Orford, Oregon

#5
December 2011

Tides Near Port Orford, Oregon

Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Near Forsyth, Missouri

#6
September 2011

Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Near Forsyth, Missouri

Lightning and Lunar Eclipse

#7
August 2011

Lightning and Lunar Eclipse

Walking on Air

#8
September 2011

Walking on Air

Infinite Cave in Vietnam

#9
January 2011

Infinite Cave in Vietnam

Skyscape

#10
March 2011

Skyscape

Elakala Falls, West Virginia

#11
January 2011

Elakala Falls, West Virginia

Pancake Ice on Leland River in Michigan

#12
April 2011

Pancake Ice on Leland River in Michigan

Hraunfossar Falls in Iceland

#13
April 2011

Hraunfossar Falls in Iceland

Reflection Rainbow Over Swan Bay, Victoria

#14
November 2011

Reflection Rainbow Over Swan Bay, Victoria

StratoSpera Balloon Flight

#15
Staff Pick

StratoSpera Balloon Flight

Bubbles in Lake Ice

#16
Staff Pick

Bubbles in Lake Ice

Six Months of Tracking the Sun Across the Sky

#17
February 2011

Six Months of Tracking the Sun Across the Sky

Namib Desert Dunes

#18
July 2011

Namib Desert Dunes

Painted Hills in John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

#19
June 2011

Painted Hills in John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

Waterspout and Rainbow Odd Couple

#20
December 2011

Waterspout and Rainbow Odd Couple

Green Flash on the Tyrrhenian Sea

#21
October 2011

Green Flash on the Tyrrhenian Sea

Devil's Postpile Tile Pattern

#22
June 2011

Devil's Postpile Tile Pattern

Williamette Meteorite

#22
May 2011

Williamette Meteorite

Complex Frost Crystal in Silkeborg, Denmark

#23
Staff Pick

Complex Frost Crystal in Silkeborg, Denmark

Storm Clouds Over Northeastern Colorado

#23
Staff Pick

Storm Clouds Over Northeastern Colorado

Full Moon Comparison

#24
March 2011

Full Moon Comparison

Lighting Carlsbad Caverns

#24
May 2011

Lighting Carlsbad Caverns

Superior Mirage of Farallon Islands

#24
November 2011

Superior Mirage of Farallon Islands

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