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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 2018

  • Encore - Night Sky Observed from Paros Island, Greece

    12/01/18 Encore - Night Sky Observed from Paros Island, Greece

  • Archive - Source Rock for the World's Largest Oil Field

    12/02/18 Archive - Source Rock for the World's Largest Oil Field

  • The Snake Butte Boulder Train

    12/03/18 The Snake Butte Boulder Train

  • Distorted Sun Observed from Langeoog, Germany

    12/04/18 Distorted Sun Observed from Langeoog, Germany

  • Las Cañadas Caldera on Tenerife Island

    12/05/18 Las Cañadas Caldera on Tenerife Island

  • Lenticular Clouds Over the Argus Range

    12/06/18 Lenticular Clouds Over the Argus Range

  • Spider Web Colors

    12/07/18 Spider Web Colors

  • Encore - Campo Imperatore

    12/08/18 Encore - Campo Imperatore

  • Archive - Mount Hood and Mirror Lake

    12/09/18 Archive - Mount Hood and Mirror Lake

  • Iceland's Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    12/10/18 Iceland's Mid-Atlantic Ridge

  • Crepuscular Rays Over Albufera Natural Park, Spain

    12/11/18 Crepuscular Rays Over Albufera Natural Park, Spain

  • Ammonite Fossil

    12/12/18 Ammonite Fossil

  • Comet 46P/Wirtanen

    12/13/18 Comet 46P/Wirtanen

  • Sunrise on the Dead Sea

    12/14/18 Sunrise on the Dead Sea

  • Encore - Deep Blue Abyss on Godwin's Glacier

    12/15/18 Encore - Deep Blue Abyss on Godwin's Glacier

  • Archive - Apostles of Victoria, Australia

    12/16/18 Archive - Apostles of Victoria, Australia

  • Chaos and Order Along the Ogden River

    12/17/18 Chaos and Order Along the Ogden River

  • Photomicrograph of Phosphatic Limestone

    12/18/18 Photomicrograph of Phosphatic Limestone

  • Brocken Spectre on Mount Etna

    12/19/18 Brocken Spectre on Mount Etna

  • Erosion Atop Babcock Bench

    12/20/18 Erosion Atop Babcock Bench

  • Bernese Alps Panorama and Taurid Meteor

    12/21/18 Bernese Alps Panorama and Taurid Meteor

  • Encore - Seismic-Resistant Features of Machu Picchu

    12/22/18 Encore - Seismic-Resistant Features of Machu Picchu

  • Archive - Lunar Gravity Field from GRAIL

    12/23/18 Archive - Lunar Gravity Field from GRAIL

  • Diatom Wreath

    12/24/18 Diatom Wreath

  • Hexagonal Plate Crystal With Dendritic Extensions

    12/25/18 Hexagonal Plate Crystal With Dendritic Extensions

  • Dettifoss, a Creation of the Land of Fire and Ice

    12/26/18 Dettifoss, a Creation of the Land of Fire and Ice

  • Salton Sea Salt Formations

    12/27/18 Salton Sea Salt Formations

  • The Splendid Andromeda Spiral Galaxy

    12/28/18 The Splendid Andromeda Spiral Galaxy

  • Encore - The Eiffel Lightning Rod

    12/29/18 Encore - The Eiffel Lightning Rod

  • Archive - Badlands of South Dakota

    12/30/18 Archive - Badlands of South Dakota

  • Alpenglow on Mount Dirfis

    12/31/18 Alpenglow on Mount Dirfis

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