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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 2015

  • Mount Whitney, California

    12/01/15 Mount Whitney, California

  • Atlantic Horseshoe Crabs

    12/02/15 Atlantic Horseshoe Crabs

  • Lunar Corona Over Guatemala City, Guatemala

    12/03/15 Lunar Corona Over Guatemala City, Guatemala

  • Outcrops Along the Tembeling River, Malaysia

    12/04/15 Outcrops Along the Tembeling River, Malaysia

  • Encore - Mimicry

    12/05/15 Encore - Mimicry

  • Circumhorizon Arc and 22 degree Halo Observed Over Buenos Aires, Argentina

    12/06/15 Circumhorizon Arc and 22 degree Halo Observed Over Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • Inland Sea Foam on Great Salt Lake

    12/07/15 Inland Sea Foam on Great Salt Lake

  • Basin and Range Province

    12/08/15 Basin and Range Province

  • 2015 Mount Etna Eruption

    12/09/15 2015 Mount Etna Eruption

  • Cap Clouds on Fuego, Acatenango and Agua Volcanoes

    12/10/15 Cap Clouds on Fuego, Acatenango and Agua Volcanoes

  • A Supernova Remnant in Cygnus

    12/11/15 A Supernova Remnant in Cygnus

  • Encore - Partial Lunar Eclipse of June 26, 2010

    12/12/15 Encore - Partial Lunar Eclipse of June 26, 2010

  • Comet Catalina C/2013 US10 and Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

    12/13/15 Comet Catalina C/2013 US10 and Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

  • Whitby Abbey Erosion

    12/14/15 Whitby Abbey Erosion

  • Gooseberry Falls State Park, North Shore of Lake Superior

    12/15/15 Gooseberry Falls State Park, North Shore of Lake Superior

  • Quételét Pattern on Pond Scum

    12/16/15 Quételét Pattern on Pond Scum

  • Aurora Over Southern Finland

    12/17/15 Aurora Over Southern Finland

  • ISS Above Vineyards of the Dark Sky Alqueva Reserve

    12/18/15 ISS Above Vineyards of the Dark Sky Alqueva Reserve

  • Encore - Desert Bloom

    12/19/15 Encore - Desert Bloom

  • Archives - Strokkur Geyser

    12/20/15 Archives - Strokkur Geyser

  • Mammatus Clouds Observed Over Sampacho, Argentina

    12/21/15 Mammatus Clouds Observed Over Sampacho, Argentina

  • Lenticular Clouds Over Reno, Nevada

    12/22/15 Lenticular Clouds Over Reno, Nevada

  • The True Poinsettia Flower

    12/23/15 The True Poinsettia Flower

  • Geminid Meteors Over Sariska Palace in India

    12/24/15 Geminid Meteors Over Sariska Palace in India

  • Hexagonal Plate Snow Crystal With Sector-like Extensions

    12/25/15 Hexagonal Plate Snow Crystal With Sector-like Extensions

  • Encore - Spicebush Swallowtail and Pipevine Swallowtail Butterflies

    12/26/15 Encore - Spicebush Swallowtail and Pipevine Swallowtail Butterflies

  • Archive - Christmas Storm 2002

    12/27/15 Archive - Christmas Storm 2002

  • Winter Solstice from Lulworth Cove, England

    12/28/15 Winter Solstice from Lulworth Cove, England

  • Heliozoa

    12/29/15 Heliozoa

  • False Turkey Tail Mushroom

    12/30/15 False Turkey Tail Mushroom

  • Fireflies Light Up a Meadow Near Buenos Aires

    12/31/15 Fireflies Light Up a Meadow Near Buenos Aires

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