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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.

August 2012

  • Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone from Artist Point

    08/01/12 Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone from Artist Point

  • Land of Green and Yellow

    08/02/12 Land of Green and Yellow

  • Mavericks Surf

    08/03/12 Mavericks Surf

  • Hverfjall Crater, Iceland

    08/04/12 Hverfjall Crater, Iceland

  • Contrasting Star Colors in Perseus

    08/05/12 Contrasting Star Colors in Perseus

  • Evaporation Ponds Near Great Salt Lake

    08/06/12 Evaporation Ponds Near Great Salt Lake

  • Going to the Sun Road and the Garden Wall

    08/07/12 Going to the Sun Road and the Garden Wall

  • Light Bulb Sun from Stintino, Italy

    08/08/12 Light Bulb Sun from Stintino, Italy

  • Green Aurora Above La Mauricie National Park, Quebec

    08/09/12 Green Aurora Above La Mauricie National Park, Quebec

  • Airglow Over Germany

    08/10/12 Airglow Over Germany

  • Antelope Canyon Entrance

    08/11/12 Antelope Canyon Entrance

  • El Gualicho Salt Flats

    08/12/12 El Gualicho Salt Flats

  • The Chugwater Formation

    08/13/12 The Chugwater Formation

  • Luberon Valley and Ochre Cliffs of Southeastern France

    08/14/12 Luberon Valley and Ochre Cliffs of Southeastern France

  • Over Mount Baker

    08/15/12 Over Mount Baker

  • Geelong Roll Cloud

    08/16/12 Geelong Roll Cloud

  • Monsoon Sunset and Red Rainbow

    08/17/12 Monsoon Sunset and Red Rainbow

  • Sunset Above the Atlantic Ocean

    08/18/12 Sunset Above the Atlantic Ocean

  • Pileus Cloud Over Northern Georgia

    08/19/12 Pileus Cloud Over Northern Georgia

  • Great Falls of the Potomac and the Potomac River Gorge

    08/20/12 Great Falls of the Potomac and the Potomac River Gorge

  • Edinburgh Castle

    08/21/12 Edinburgh Castle

  • Nodosaur Footprint Found at Goddard Space Flight Center

    08/22/12 Nodosaur Footprint Found at Goddard Space Flight Center

  • Mount Bierstadt and the Colorado Fourteeners

    08/23/12 Mount Bierstadt and the Colorado Fourteeners

  • 2012 Perseid Meteors and Planetary Alignment

    08/24/12 2012 Perseid Meteors and Planetary Alignment

  • Venus Transit and Distance from the Earth to the Sun

    08/25/12 Venus Transit and Distance from the Earth to the Sun

  • Summer Storm on Lake Balaton, Hungary

    08/26/12 Summer Storm on Lake Balaton, Hungary

  • Providence Canyon

    08/27/12 Providence Canyon

  • Gennargentu Mountain Chain on the Island of Sardinia

    08/28/12 Gennargentu Mountain Chain on the Island of Sardinia

  • Driftwood Following Intense Storm on Lake Superior's North Shore

    08/29/12 Driftwood Following Intense Storm on Lake Superior's North Shore

  • Basalt Columns off the Isle of Staffa, Scotland

    08/30/12 Basalt Columns off the Isle of Staffa, Scotland

  • Pessegueiro Island, Portugal

    08/31/12 Pessegueiro Island, Portugal

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