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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.

May 2021

  • Archive - Friendship Monument

    05/01/21 Archive - Friendship Monument

  • Volcano Villarrica, the Southern Cross and the Carina Nebula

    05/03/21 Volcano Villarrica, the Southern Cross and the Carina Nebula

  • Mammatus Clouds Observed over Berlin, Germany

    05/04/21 Mammatus Clouds Observed over Berlin, Germany

  • 22 Degree Halo Observed from Melbourne, Florida

    05/05/21 22 Degree Halo Observed from Melbourne, Florida

  • Circular Rainbow Viewed from the Tower of Viterbo Airport, Italy

    05/06/21 Circular Rainbow Viewed from the Tower of Viterbo Airport, Italy

  • Bald Cypress Trees and Their Enigmatic “knees”

    05/07/21 Bald Cypress Trees and Their Enigmatic “knees”

  • Archive - Roof of the World

    05/08/21 Archive - Roof of the World

  • Star Trails Overhead the Statue of Mother

    05/09/21 Star Trails Overhead the Statue of Mother

  • Fireflies in Nuevo León, México

    05/10/21 Fireflies in Nuevo León, México

  • April Snow in Dolly Sods, West Virginia

    05/11/21 April Snow in Dolly Sods, West Virginia

  • Omega Sun over South Padre Island, Texas

    05/12/21 Omega Sun over South Padre Island, Texas

  • Belt of Venus and Earth’s Shadow Observed from Saint-Véran, France

    05/13/21 Belt of Venus and Earth’s Shadow Observed from Saint-Véran, France

  • Granite in Pico das Cabras Park, Brazil

    05/14/21 Granite in Pico das Cabras Park, Brazil

  • Archive - Waiting for the Grayline

    05/15/21 Archive - Waiting for the Grayline

  • Madison Limestone in the Little Rockies of Montana

    05/17/21 Madison Limestone in the Little Rockies of Montana

  • Surprise on the Tyrrhenian Sea

    05/18/21 Surprise on the Tyrrhenian Sea

  • Battle of the Moons

    05/19/21 Battle of the Moons

  • Blooming of Pico de Graja on La Palma

    05/20/21 Blooming of Pico de Graja on La Palma

  • The Relativistic Jet of M87

    05/21/21 The Relativistic Jet of M87

  • Archive - Skipping Stones

    05/22/21 Archive - Skipping Stones

  • Camel Rock, New Mexico

    05/24/21 Camel Rock, New Mexico

  • 17-Year Cicadas in 2021

    05/25/21 17-Year Cicadas in 2021

  • May Apples in My Garden

    05/26/21 May Apples in My Garden

  • Geodiversity atop Utah’s Velvet Ridge

    05/27/21 Geodiversity atop Utah’s Velvet Ridge

  • Purple Anemone

    05/28/21 Purple Anemone

  • Archive - Schunemunk Mountain Conglomerate

    05/29/21 Archive - Schunemunk Mountain Conglomerate

  • A Lacy Curtain of Stone

    05/31/21 A Lacy Curtain of Stone

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