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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 2012

  • Star Trails Above Pemaquid Point Lighthouse, Bristol, Maine

    12/01/12 Star Trails Above Pemaquid Point Lighthouse, Bristol, Maine

  • Source Rock for the World's Largest Oil Field

    12/02/12 Source Rock for the World's Largest Oil Field

  • Picture Sandstones of the Utah-Arizona Borderlands

    12/03/12 Picture Sandstones of the Utah-Arizona Borderlands

  • Stalactite Cross Section

    12/04/12 Stalactite Cross Section

  • Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany

    12/05/12 Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany

  • Autumn Reflections in a Small Lake in Greensboro, North Carolina

    12/06/12 Autumn Reflections in a Small Lake in Greensboro, North Carolina

  • Flowering By Way of Parasitism

    12/07/12 Flowering By Way of Parasitism

  • Pahvant Butte

    12/08/12 Pahvant Butte

  • Mount Hood and Mirror Lake

    12/09/12 Mount Hood and Mirror Lake

  • Kamchatka Ice Cave

    12/10/12 Kamchatka Ice Cave

  • Tehachapi Loop

    12/11/12 Tehachapi Loop

  • Paris Viewed Through a Drop of Water

    12/12/12 Paris Viewed Through a Drop of Water

  • Fogbow Over a San Diego Beach

    12/13/12 Fogbow Over a San Diego Beach

  • Dog and Pony Show

    12/14/12 Dog and Pony Show

  • Metamorphic Rock Structure Reflected in Soil Profile

    12/15/12 Metamorphic Rock Structure Reflected in Soil Profile

  • Colors in Pond Ice Using a Polarizer Lens

    12/16/12 Colors in Pond Ice Using a Polarizer Lens

  • Jupiter at Opposition

    12/17/12 Jupiter at Opposition

  • Apostles of Victoria, Australia

    12/18/12 Apostles of Victoria, Australia

  • Lunar Gravity Field from GRAIL

    12/19/12 Lunar Gravity Field from GRAIL

  • Nacreous Clouds over Beauly, Scotland

    12/20/12 Nacreous Clouds over Beauly, Scotland

  • Seasons from Space

    12/21/12 Seasons from Space

  • Frost Sparkles

    12/22/12 Frost Sparkles

  • Hibiscus trionum in Fruit

    12/23/12 Hibiscus trionum in Fruit

  • Earth and Moon Composition

    12/24/12 Earth and Moon Composition

  • Snow Crystal Symmetry

    12/25/12 Snow Crystal Symmetry

  • Crescent Moon and Venus Over Toronto

    12/26/12 Crescent Moon and Venus Over Toronto

  • Green Aurora Over South Iceland

    12/27/12 Green Aurora Over South Iceland

  • View from Inside Antelope Slot Canyon

    12/28/12 View from Inside Antelope Slot Canyon

  • Dwarf Galaxy M32

    12/29/12 Dwarf Galaxy M32

  • Glory Over London

    12/30/12 Glory Over London

  • Badlands of South Dakota

    12/31/12 Badlands of South Dakota

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