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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 2014

  • Bioluminescence and Galactic Glow

    08/01/14 Bioluminescence and Galactic Glow

  • Fireflies in Southern Michigan

    08/02/14 Fireflies in Southern Michigan

  • Altocumulus Sky

    08/03/14 Altocumulus Sky

  • The Richest Hole on Earth -- Bingham Canyon Mine

    08/04/14 The Richest Hole on Earth -- Bingham Canyon Mine

  • Breidavik Beach, Iceland

    08/05/14 Breidavik Beach, Iceland

  • Hebgen Landslide

    08/06/14 Hebgen Landslide

  • Lake Pend Oreille: Historic Site of a Glacial Ice Dam

    08/07/14 Lake Pend Oreille: Historic Site of a Glacial Ice Dam

  • Weathered Granites of the Alabama Hills

    08/08/14 Weathered Granites of the Alabama Hills

  • Summer Lightning in Florida

    08/09/14 Summer Lightning in Florida

  • Development of a Lightning Strike

    08/10/14 Development of a Lightning Strike

  • Sliver of Silver and Venus

    08/11/14 Sliver of Silver and Venus

  • Mount Hood Rime Ice

    08/12/14 Mount Hood Rime Ice

  • Oddly Shaped Suns at Sunset as Viewed From San Francisco

    08/13/14 Oddly Shaped Suns at Sunset as Viewed From San Francisco

  • Andromeda Galaxy from the Dark Sky Alqueva Reserve, Portugal

    08/14/14 Andromeda Galaxy from the Dark Sky Alqueva Reserve, Portugal

  • Crepuscular Rays and Silver Linings

    08/15/14 Crepuscular Rays and Silver Linings

  • Airglow Above the Tibetan Plateau

    08/16/14 Airglow Above the Tibetan Plateau

  • Lenticular Cloud Over the French Alps

    08/17/14 Lenticular Cloud Over the French Alps

  • Noctilucent Clouds Above Hungary and Estonia

    08/18/14 Noctilucent Clouds Above Hungary and Estonia

  • Storm Clouds Descend Upon Thessaloniki, Greece

    08/19/14 Storm Clouds Descend Upon Thessaloniki, Greece

  • Erosion on Cyprus

    08/20/14 Erosion on Cyprus

  • The Inyo Crater Lakes

    08/21/14 The Inyo Crater Lakes

  • Mount Ngauruhoe

    08/22/14 Mount Ngauruhoe

  • Imperial Red Porphyry

    08/23/14 Imperial Red Porphyry

  • Milky Way as Observed from Milos Island, Greece

    08/24/14 Milky Way as Observed from Milos Island, Greece

  • Aurora Borealis from Alaska

    08/25/14 Aurora Borealis from Alaska

  • Position of the Setting Sun

    08/26/14 Position of the Setting Sun

  • Mount Robson and Berg Glacier

    08/27/14 Mount Robson and Berg Glacier

  • Capillary Waves

    08/28/14 Capillary Waves

  • Diatom Colony

    08/29/14 Diatom Colony

  • Xenoliths at Breakneck Ridge

    08/30/14 Xenoliths at Breakneck Ridge

  • Mount Pantokrator Sinkholes

    08/31/14 Mount Pantokrator Sinkholes

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