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EPOD - a service of USRA

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.

October 2016

  • Encore - Full Moon Comparison of 2010

    10/01/16 Encore - Full Moon Comparison of 2010

  • Archive - Glacial Meltwater

    10/02/16 Archive - Glacial Meltwater

  • Autumn Aspen and the Markagunt Plateau Volcanic Field

    10/03/16 Autumn Aspen and the Markagunt Plateau Volcanic Field

  • La Superba

    10/04/16 La Superba

  • Daybreak Over Arquata Scrivia, Italy

    10/05/16 Daybreak Over Arquata Scrivia, Italy

  • Aurora Above Lac-Saint-Joseph, Quebec

    10/06/16 Aurora Above Lac-Saint-Joseph, Quebec

  • Red Canyon in Israel

    10/07/16 Red Canyon in Israel

  • Encore - Hraunfossar Falls in Iceland

    10/08/16 Encore - Hraunfossar Falls in Iceland

  • Archive - Red Lichen

    10/09/16 Archive - Red Lichen

  • Ash Layer in Roadside Cut

    10/10/16 Ash Layer in Roadside Cut

  • Balanced Boulder in Glen Canyon

    10/11/16 Balanced Boulder in Glen Canyon

  • 22 Degree Halo Over Zawiercie, Poland

    10/12/16 22 Degree Halo Over Zawiercie, Poland

  • Virga over the Big Hole Mountains, Idaho

    10/13/16 Virga over the Big Hole Mountains, Idaho

  • Between Two Tectonic Plates

    10/14/16 Between Two Tectonic Plates

  • Encore - Lighting Carlsbad Caverns

    10/15/16 Encore - Lighting Carlsbad Caverns

  • Archive - Washington Monument and Lightning Bolt

    10/16/16 Archive - Washington Monument and Lightning Bolt

  • Seven-Colored Earths

    10/17/16 Seven-Colored Earths

  • What You Can See When It's Really Dark

    10/18/16 What You Can See When It's Really Dark

  • Infrared View of Yosemite from Olmsted Point

    10/19/16 Infrared View of Yosemite from Olmsted Point

  • Glory and Brocken Spectre Viewed from Samos Island, Greece

    10/20/16 Glory and Brocken Spectre Viewed from Samos Island, Greece

  • Painted Hills of Oregon

    10/21/16 Painted Hills of Oregon

  • Encore - Devil's Postpile Tile Pattern

    10/22/16 Encore - Devil's Postpile Tile Pattern

  • Archive - Another View of Mount St. Helens

    10/23/16 Archive - Another View of Mount St. Helens

  • Hole Punch Clouds and Sundog Over Southern England

    10/24/16 Hole Punch Clouds and Sundog Over Southern England

  • Colorful Leaf Layers

    10/25/16 Colorful Leaf Layers

  • Slickensides in Rawhide Slot Canyon

    10/26/16 Slickensides in Rawhide Slot Canyon

  • Earthshine, Crescent Moon and Mercury

    10/27/16 Earthshine, Crescent Moon and Mercury

  • Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Over the Ionian Sea

    10/28/16 Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Over the Ionian Sea

  • Encore - Namib Desert Dunes

    10/29/16 Encore - Namib Desert Dunes

  • Archive - Lord Howe Island Lagoon

    10/30/16 Archive - Lord Howe Island Lagoon

  • Pumpkin Moon Over the Hindu Kush

    10/31/16 Pumpkin Moon Over the Hindu Kush

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