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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.

May 2018

  • Lenticular Iridescent Clouds Over Brasilia, Brazil

    05/01/18 Lenticular Iridescent Clouds Over Brasilia, Brazil

  • Striking Corona Observed from Michigan's Upper Peninsula

    05/02/18 Striking Corona Observed from Michigan's Upper Peninsula

  • Solar Halo Over Evia Island, Greece

    05/03/18 Solar Halo Over Evia Island, Greece

  • Moonbow Observed Over La Palma, Spain

    05/04/18 Moonbow Observed Over La Palma, Spain

  • Encore - Roll Cloud off Coast of Brazil

    05/05/18 Encore - Roll Cloud off Coast of Brazil

  • Thor's Helmet

    05/06/18 Thor's Helmet

  • Bower in Blossom

    05/07/18 Bower in Blossom

  • Quetelet Scattering and Ponies on Assateague Island

    05/08/18 Quetelet Scattering and Ponies on Assateague Island

  • Three Rivers Petroglyphs Site

    05/09/18 Three Rivers Petroglyphs Site

  • Ice-Out on Sebago Lake in 2018

    05/10/18 Ice-Out on Sebago Lake in 2018

  • Fog Bank in Malibu Canyon

    05/11/18 Fog Bank in Malibu Canyon

  • Encore - Seeing Over the Horizon

    05/12/18 Encore - Seeing Over the Horizon

  • Archive - Stars Valley on Qeshm Island, Iran

    05/13/18 Archive - Stars Valley on Qeshm Island, Iran

  • Anticrepuscular Rays Observed Over Santos, Brazil

    05/14/18 Anticrepuscular Rays Observed Over Santos, Brazil

  • Horseshoe Bend at Sunset

    05/15/18 Horseshoe Bend at Sunset

  • Salty Fly-in Salad Bar for Brant Geese

    05/16/18 Salty Fly-in Salad Bar for Brant Geese

  • Running Man Nebula

    05/17/18 Running Man Nebula

  • Looking Back at Mount St. Helens

    05/18/18 Looking Back at Mount St. Helens

  • Encore - Lightning Tree

    05/19/18 Encore - Lightning Tree

  • Archive - Offset Fault in Death Valley

    05/20/18 Archive - Offset Fault in Death Valley

  • Northern Lights Over Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

    05/21/18 Northern Lights Over Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

  • Palakkad Gap, India

    05/22/18 Palakkad Gap, India

  • Silhouettes of Mount Pelmo Made by the Setting Sun

    05/23/18 Silhouettes of Mount Pelmo Made by the Setting Sun

  • Missile Trail Observed Over Southeastern California and Western Arizona

    05/24/18 Missile Trail Observed Over Southeastern California and Western Arizona

  • Ice Blades in a Small Frozen Pool

    05/25/18 Ice Blades in a Small Frozen Pool

  • Encore - Whirlpool Galaxy

    05/26/18 Encore - Whirlpool Galaxy

  • Archive - Socotra, Yemen

    05/27/18 Archive - Socotra, Yemen

  • Fireball Over the Sunnmøre Alps

    05/28/18 Fireball Over the Sunnmøre Alps

  • Barnacles, A Lasting Attachment

    05/29/18 Barnacles, A Lasting Attachment

  • Four Spring Nighttime Gems

    05/30/18 Four Spring Nighttime Gems

  • Thrust Fault in the San Raphael Swell

    05/31/18 Thrust Fault in the San Raphael Swell

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