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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 2021

  • Geology of Badlands National Park

    12/01/21 Geology of Badlands National Park

  • Quebrada de las Conchas Nature Reserve

    12/02/21 Quebrada de las Conchas Nature Reserve

  • Full Moon illuminates Marmolada and Glacier

    12/03/21 Full Moon illuminates Marmolada and Glacier

  • Archive - Amboseli National Park, Kenya

    12/04/21 Archive - Amboseli National Park, Kenya

  • Fogbow on Hawksbill Mountain, Virginia

    12/06/21 Fogbow on Hawksbill Mountain, Virginia

  • Zodiacal Light Observed Around the World

    12/07/21 Zodiacal Light Observed Around the World

  • Shelf Cloud and Squall Line Approaching Syracuse, Italy

    12/08/21 Shelf Cloud and Squall Line Approaching Syracuse, Italy

  • Cumbre Vieja Eruption Column

    12/09/21 Cumbre Vieja Eruption Column

  • Analemma Observed in Taipei, Taiwan

    12/10/21 Analemma Observed in Taipei, Taiwan

  • Archive - Ubehebe Crater

    12/11/21 Archive - Ubehebe Crater

  • Earthshine and Starry Sky

    12/13/21 Earthshine and Starry Sky

  • Belt Meteor Crater - Actually A Sinkhole

    12/14/21 Belt Meteor Crater - Actually A Sinkhole

  • Crepuscular Ray and Venus

    12/15/21 Crepuscular Ray and Venus

  • Mountain Shadow Projected onto Clouds

    12/16/21 Mountain Shadow Projected onto Clouds

  • Water Drops on Leaves

    12/17/21 Water Drops on Leaves

  • Archive - Deep Blue Abyss on Godwin's Glacier

    12/18/21 Archive - Deep Blue Abyss on Godwin's Glacier

  • Meteor Panorama and Zodiacal Light From Greece

    12/20/21 Meteor Panorama and Zodiacal Light From Greece

  • Slickrock: A Rock Surface, A Town, and A Geological Unit

    12/21/21 Slickrock: A Rock Surface, A Town, and A Geological Unit

  • Scarlet Waxcap Mushrooms

    12/22/21 Scarlet Waxcap Mushrooms

  • Multiple Lunar Halos and Stary Night Sky

    12/23/21 Multiple Lunar Halos and Stary Night Sky

  • Austrian Alps – The Sound of Music

    12/24/21 Austrian Alps – The Sound of Music

  • Plate Crystal with Simple Extensions

    12/25/21 Plate Crystal with Simple Extensions

  • Moonflower

    12/27/21 Moonflower

  • The Cataclysmic Birth of Montana’s Earthquake Lake

    12/28/21 The Cataclysmic Birth of Montana’s Earthquake Lake

  • Heiligenschein and Anticrepuscular Rays

    12/29/21 Heiligenschein and Anticrepuscular Rays

  • Art Imitates Nature

    12/30/21 Art Imitates Nature

  • Crescent Moon Over Zsámbék, Hungary

    12/31/21 Crescent Moon Over Zsámbék, Hungary

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