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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 2017

  • Surface Tension - Water Strider and Mayfly

    08/01/17 Surface Tension - Water Strider and Mayfly

  • Water Wars in the West

    08/02/17 Water Wars in the West

  • Noctilucent Clouds Over Frankfurt, Germany

    08/03/17 Noctilucent Clouds Over Frankfurt, Germany

  • Divided Sky

    08/04/17 Divided Sky

  • Encore - Roaring River Spring, Missouri

    08/05/17 Encore - Roaring River Spring, Missouri

  • Archive - Dust Devils

    08/06/17 Archive - Dust Devils

  • Lenticular Clouds Over the Olympic Range

    08/07/17 Lenticular Clouds Over the Olympic Range

  • Orange Peel Fungus

    08/08/17 Orange Peel Fungus

  • Lyra the Lyre

    08/09/17 Lyra the Lyre

  • Mount St. Helens Wildflowers

    08/10/17 Mount St. Helens Wildflowers

  • On the Road to Mount St. Helens

    08/11/17 On the Road to Mount St. Helens

  • Encore - Picture Sandstones of the Utah-Arizona Borderlands

    08/12/17 Encore - Picture Sandstones of the Utah-Arizona Borderlands

  • Archive - Lava to the Sea

    08/13/17 Archive - Lava to the Sea

  • Colorado’s Black Canyon of the Gunnison 

    08/14/17 Colorado’s Black Canyon of the Gunnison 

  •  Arching Rainbow and Reflection

    08/15/17  Arching Rainbow and Reflection

  • Supernumerary Rainbow Over Merida, Spain

    08/16/17 Supernumerary Rainbow Over Merida, Spain

  • The Stone Door

    08/17/17 The Stone Door

  • Two Waterspouts, Two Lightning Bolts

    08/18/17 Two Waterspouts, Two Lightning Bolts

  • Encore - Flying Dutchmen

    08/19/17 Encore - Flying Dutchmen

  • Archive - Glacial Lake Outbreak

    08/20/17 Archive - Glacial Lake Outbreak

  • The Moon Before the Total Eclipse

    08/21/17 The Moon Before the Total Eclipse

  • Pinhole Eclipse Crescents in Norfolk, Virginia

    08/22/17 Pinhole Eclipse Crescents in Norfolk, Virginia

  • Cloudy Solar Eclipse Over Guatemala

    08/23/17 Cloudy Solar Eclipse Over Guatemala

  • Solar Corona, Prominences and Flares

    08/24/17 Solar Corona, Prominences and Flares

  • Diamond Ring and Darkness

    08/25/17 Diamond Ring and Darkness

  • Encore - Fire and Ice of Mount Etna

    08/26/17 Encore - Fire and Ice of Mount Etna

  • Archive - Moraine Lake

    08/27/17 Archive - Moraine Lake

  • Dalalæða, Advection Fog in Iceland

    08/28/17 Dalalæða, Advection Fog in Iceland

  • Logan Pass on the Continental Divide

    08/29/17 Logan Pass on the Continental Divide

  • Phototropism in Amaryllis Flower Stalks

    08/30/17 Phototropism in Amaryllis Flower Stalks

  • Caustics in the Virgin River, Utah

    08/31/17 Caustics in the Virgin River, Utah

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