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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 2016

  • Rip Currents

    08/01/16 Rip Currents

  • Analemma of the Sun from Budapest, Hungary

    08/02/16 Analemma of the Sun from Budapest, Hungary

  • Tarazed and Barnard's E

    08/03/16 Tarazed and Barnard's E

  • Mining Tailings Viewed from Aloft

    08/04/16 Mining Tailings Viewed from Aloft

  • The Tetons, from the Idaho Side

    08/05/16 The Tetons, from the Idaho Side

  • Encore - Glory, Spectre and Fog Bow on Reunion Island

    08/06/16 Encore - Glory, Spectre and Fog Bow on Reunion Island

  • Archive - Those Steamy Summer Days

    08/07/16 Archive - Those Steamy Summer Days

  • Herculaneum

    08/08/16 Herculaneum

  • Young Moon and Mercury

    08/09/16 Young Moon and Mercury

  • DISCOVR and EPIC Observe the Earth and the Far Side of the Moon

    08/10/16 DISCOVR and EPIC Observe the Earth and the Far Side of the Moon

  • Ripples on Pond Created by a Butterfly

    08/11/16 Ripples on Pond Created by a Butterfly

  • Luray Caverns

    08/12/16 Luray Caverns

  • Encore - Total Solar Eclipse from the Perspective of Space

    08/13/16 Encore - Total Solar Eclipse from the Perspective of Space

  • Archive - Lake Superior Shoreline

    08/14/16 Archive - Lake Superior Shoreline

  • Estimating Tree Height Using Natural Pinhole Cameras

    08/15/16 Estimating Tree Height Using Natural Pinhole Cameras

  • Perseid Meteor Shower 2016

    08/16/16 Perseid Meteor Shower 2016

  • Atop Mount Washington: Da Vinci, Aerial Perspective, and the top of New England

    08/17/16 Atop Mount Washington: Da Vinci, Aerial Perspective, and the top of New England

  • Lightning Display Above the Ionian Sea

    08/18/16 Lightning Display Above the Ionian Sea

  • Tree Remains on the North Shore of Lake Superior

    08/19/16 Tree Remains on the North Shore of Lake Superior

  • Encore - Walking on Air

    08/20/16 Encore - Walking on Air

  • Archive - The Grand Canyon

    08/21/16 Archive - The Grand Canyon

  • Star Trails as Viewed from Las Campanas Observatory, Chile

    08/22/16 Star Trails as Viewed from Las Campanas Observatory, Chile

  • Mont Blanc - A Cool Retreat on a Summer's Day

    08/23/16 Mont Blanc - A Cool Retreat on a Summer's Day

  • Mount Bachelor, Oregon

    08/24/16 Mount Bachelor, Oregon

  • Lake Crescent on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington

    08/25/16 Lake Crescent on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington

  • Green Rim on the Moon

    08/26/16 Green Rim on the Moon

  • Encore - Pillar Over Hearst, Ontario

    08/27/16 Encore - Pillar Over Hearst, Ontario

  • Archive - Nasca Lines

    08/28/16 Archive - Nasca Lines

  • Sky-wide Rays: Crepuscular and Anticrepuscular Rays Panorama

    08/29/16 Sky-wide Rays: Crepuscular and Anticrepuscular Rays Panorama

  • Cracker Lake in Glacier Park

    08/30/16 Cracker Lake in Glacier Park

  • The Color of Water

    08/31/16 The Color of Water

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