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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.

May 2011

  • Sunspot 1190 and Solar Prominences

    05/01/11 Sunspot 1190 and Solar Prominences

  • Magellanic Penguin Colony at Punto Tombo, Argentina

    05/02/11 Magellanic Penguin Colony at Punto Tombo, Argentina

  • Superior Mirage of Kaiserstuhl Mountain Range

    05/03/11 Superior Mirage of Kaiserstuhl Mountain Range

  • Stacked Lenticular Cloud

    05/04/11 Stacked Lenticular Cloud

  • Berlin at Night

    05/05/11 Berlin at Night

  • Beach Strata

    05/06/11 Beach Strata

  • Milky Way from Northern Ireland

    05/07/11 Milky Way from Northern Ireland

  • Iridescence in a Dandelion Seed Head

    05/08/11 Iridescence in a Dandelion Seed Head

  • Cliffs of San Eduardo del Mar

    05/09/11 Cliffs of San Eduardo del Mar

  • Lighting Carlsbad Caverns

    05/10/11 Lighting Carlsbad Caverns

  • Hole Punch and Fall Streak Over Grimsby, U.K.

    05/11/11 Hole Punch and Fall Streak Over Grimsby, U.K.

  • A Different Perspective of a Crepuscular Ray

    05/12/11 A Different Perspective of a Crepuscular Ray

  • Zabriskie Point in Death Valley

    05/13/11 Zabriskie Point in Death Valley

  • Willamette Meteorite

    05/14/11 Willamette Meteorite

  • Color of the Setting Sun

    05/15/11 Color of the Setting Sun

  • True Color of the Moon

    05/16/11 True Color of the Moon

  • Contrasting Cloud Layers

    05/17/11 Contrasting Cloud Layers

  • Half Dome from Olmsted Point

    05/18/11 Half Dome from Olmsted Point

  • Grand Teton, Mount Owen, and Uplifted Cambrian Shoreline

    05/19/11 Grand Teton, Mount Owen, and Uplifted Cambrian Shoreline

  • Leo Trio

    05/20/11 Leo Trio

  • Cedar of Lebanon

    05/21/11 Cedar of Lebanon

  • 22-Degree Halo Above Meaford, Ontario

    05/22/11 22-Degree Halo Above Meaford, Ontario

  • Isla Espiritu Santo Panorama

    05/23/11 Isla Espiritu Santo Panorama

  • Erosion Around a Dud Artillery Shell

    05/24/11 Erosion Around a Dud Artillery Shell

  • 05/25/11 "Dinosaur Rock" in Petrified Forest National Park

  • Iridesence in Clouds Over Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy

    05/26/11 Iridesence in Clouds Over Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy

  • Table Mountain in Fog

    05/27/11 Table Mountain in Fog

  • Tornado Close Encounter

    05/28/11 Tornado Close Encounter

  • Waterfall and Circumpolar Stars

    05/29/11 Waterfall and Circumpolar Stars

  • Alexander’s Dark Band and Double Rainbow

    05/30/11 Alexander’s Dark Band and Double Rainbow

  • Sea-foam Gems

    05/31/11 Sea-foam Gems

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