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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.

December 2009

  • Refraction and Diffraction

    12/01/09 Refraction and Diffraction

  • Halo Display Above Granby, Colorado

    12/02/09 Halo Display Above Granby, Colorado

  • Creux du Van

    12/03/09 Creux du Van

  • Zodiacal Light from Mauna Kea

    12/04/09 Zodiacal Light from Mauna Kea

  • Cathedral Rock

    12/05/09 Cathedral Rock

  • Slot Canyon in Southwestern Virginia

    12/06/09 Slot Canyon in Southwestern Virginia

  • Mechanical Weathering and Root Pry

    12/07/09 Mechanical Weathering and Root Pry

  • Elephant Trunk Nebula

    12/08/09 Elephant Trunk Nebula

  • Snowfall in Houston, Texas

    12/09/09 Snowfall in Houston, Texas

  • Table Mountain

    12/10/09 Table Mountain

  • Noctilucent Clouds Over Weikersheim, Germany

    12/11/09 Noctilucent Clouds Over Weikersheim, Germany

  • Cirrocumulus and Altocumulus Clouds

    12/12/09 Cirrocumulus and Altocumulus Clouds

  • Wild, Wild Western Oklahoma Panhandle

    12/13/09 Wild, Wild Western Oklahoma Panhandle

  • Purple Light and Twilight Arch

    12/14/09 Purple Light and Twilight Arch

  • Banff Wildlife Crossing Bridge

    12/15/09 Banff Wildlife Crossing Bridge

  • Shimmer Tree

    12/16/09 Shimmer Tree

  • Santa Cruz Surfer and Surfer Bow

    12/17/09 Santa Cruz Surfer and Surfer Bow

  • Snowdrift on Keweenaw, Michigan

    12/18/09 Snowdrift on Keweenaw, Michigan

  • Shuttlecock Fern

    12/19/09 Shuttlecock Fern

  • Omega Sunrise

    12/20/09 Omega Sunrise

  • Mendenhall Glacier

    12/21/09 Mendenhall Glacier

  • Cirrus Tree

    12/22/09 Cirrus Tree

  • Christmas Tree Nebula

    12/23/09 Christmas Tree Nebula

  • East Coast Snowstorm

    12/24/09 East Coast Snowstorm

  • Bentley Hexagonal Plate Crystal

    12/25/09 Bentley Hexagonal Plate Crystal

  • Frost Crystals on Georgian Bay, Ontario

    12/26/09 Frost Crystals on Georgian Bay, Ontario

  • White Rocks and Uric Acid

    12/27/09 White Rocks and Uric Acid

  • Mars on Earth

    12/28/09 Mars on Earth

  • Rose Hips and Snow in Scotland

    12/29/09 Rose Hips and Snow in Scotland

  • Cave Point Karst

    12/30/09 Cave Point Karst

  • Blue Earth, Blue Moon

    12/31/09 Blue Earth, Blue Moon

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