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May 18, 2020

Mount St. Helens, Washington

May 18, 2020

Mount St. Helens, Washington

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Mount St. Helens, Washington, just after its eruption on May 18, 1980, 40 years ago.
May 6, 2020

Dneiper River, Ukraine

May 6, 2020

Dneiper River, Ukraine

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the many meanders and abandoned paleochannels of the Dneiper River in the Ukraine.
May 1, 2020

Ukraine Fires, Russia

May 1, 2020

Ukraine Fires, Russia

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows fires near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine April 4, 2020.
April 15, 2020

White Smoker Ocean Vents

April 15, 2020

White Smoker Ocean Vents

A seafloor vent spews mineral-rich water into the ocean and serves as an energy hub for living creatures.
April 10, 2020

Nordlingen, Germany

April 10, 2020

Nordlingen, Germany

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the town of Nordlingen in southern Germany with its circular 14th century walls.
March 30, 2020

Nishinoshima Volcano, Japan

March 30, 2020

Nishinoshima Volcano, Japan

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Nishinoshima Volcano, a small volcanic island located about 1000 km south of Tokyo.
March 10, 2020

Salta Province, Argentina

March 10, 2020

Salta Province, Argentina

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows that in northern Argentinas Salta province, the chaco forests, made up of shrubs and hardwood trees, once thrived in the region.
March 6, 2020

NASA's OCO-2 Instrument Measures Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

March 6, 2020

NASA's OCO-2 Instrument Measures Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

A spatial map of the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) below NASAs Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite as it flew over Las Vegas on Feb. 8, 2018.
March 2, 2020

Popocatepetl Volcano, Mexico

March 2, 2020

Popocatepetl Volcano, Mexico

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Popocatepetl, Mexicos most active volcano, erupted on February 23, sending blocks and bombs down the volcanos flanks, and emitting an ash column 1 km above the summit.
February 24, 2020

Lake Mashu, Japan

February 24, 2020

Lake Mashu, Japan

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Japans Lake Mashu on Hokkaido Island, one of the clearest lakes in the world.
February 13, 2020

Niepolmice Forest, Poland

February 13, 2020

Niepolmice Forest, Poland

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the Niepolmice Forest in Poland, consisting of six nature reserves.
February 4, 2020

The ECOSTRESS Mission Spots Plants as They Wake Up

February 4, 2020

The ECOSTRESS Mission Spots Plants as They Wake Up

NASAs ECOSTRESS sensor shows plants waking up near Lake Superior. The data was acquired by ECOSTRESS during the summer season.
February 3, 2020

Gorj Province, Romania

February 3, 2020

Gorj Province, Romania

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows southwest Romania where the rivers draining the Transylvanian Alps have incised the rough topography of the foothills.
January 29, 2020

Payun Volcanoes, Argentina

January 29, 2020

Payun Volcanoes, Argentina

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Payun Matru, a large shield volcano capped by a caldera, located in the Andean Volcanic Belt in Argentina.
January 15, 2020

ARIA Maps Damage of Western Puerto Rico After Quakes

January 15, 2020

ARIA Maps Damage of Western Puerto Rico After Quakes

NASAs ARIA team mapped damage in southwestern Puerto Rico following a 6.4-magnitude quake and hundreds of aftershocks. Guanica, west of the city of Ponce, was particularly hard-hit.
January 10, 2020

Puerto Rico Quake Damage Visible From Space

January 10, 2020

Puerto Rico Quake Damage Visible From Space

This map shows ground changes, or displacement, on the eastern two-thirds of Puerto Rico following a 6.4-magnitude earthquake.
January 8, 2020

Cuatro Cienegas Basin, Mexico

January 8, 2020

Cuatro Cienegas Basin, Mexico

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the Cuatro Cienegas Basin, in the northern Mexican state of Cohuilla.
December 16, 2019

Mars 2020 Makes Tracks for the Red Planet in the Mars Yard

December 16, 2019

Mars 2020 Makes Tracks for the Red Planet in the Mars Yard

An engineering model of NASAs Mars 2020 rover makes tracks during a driving test in the Mars Yard, at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
December 16, 2019

Mississippi River

December 16, 2019

Mississippi River

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows that the Mississippi River continually evolves and changes course over time.
November 26, 2019

Anti-Atlas Mtns., Morocco

November 26, 2019

Anti-Atlas Mtns., Morocco

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco, formed as a result of the collision of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates about 80 million years ago.
November 20, 2019

Apollo 12 Graphic Novel

November 20, 2019

Apollo 12 Graphic Novel

A graphic novel chronicling the historic flight of Apollo 12 is available for download from NASA.
November 15, 2019

Researching Outback Stromatolites

November 15, 2019

Researching Outback Stromatolites

Scientists from NASAs Mars 2020 and ESAs ExoMars projects study stromatolites, the oldest confirmed fossilized lifeforms on Earth, in the Pilbara region of North West Australia.
November 14, 2019

Sichuan Basin, China

November 14, 2019

Sichuan Basin, China

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the Sichuan Basin, in the northeast Sichuan province of China, surrounded by mountains on all sides and drained by the Yangtzee River.
November 5, 2019

NASA Terra Satellite Sees Amazon Fires in Peru

November 5, 2019

NASA Terra Satellite Sees Amazon Fires in Peru

This satellite image, taken by NASAs Earth-observing Terra satellite on Aug. 18, 2019, shows the ECOSTRESS study area in the Amazon Basin and smoke from active fires in the rainforest.
November 5, 2019

Drought-Stressed Forest Fueled Amazon Fires

November 5, 2019

Drought-Stressed Forest Fueled Amazon Fires

NASAs ECOSTRESS sensor measured the stress levels of plants when it passed over the Peruvian Amazon rainforest on Aug. 7, 2019.
November 5, 2019

New Study Shows Atmosphere in the Amazon Drying Out

November 5, 2019

New Study Shows Atmosphere in the Amazon Drying Out

The image shows the decline of moisture in the air over the Amazon rainforest.
November 4, 2019

ASTER Sees Kincade Fire Damage From Space

November 4, 2019

ASTER Sees Kincade Fire Damage From Space

A large burn scar can be seen from space where the Kincade Fire has burned through Sonoma County, California. The image was taken on Nov. 3, 2019, by the ASTER instrument aboard NASAs Terra satellite.
October 31, 2019

Okata, Japan

October 31, 2019

Okata, Japan

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Okata, a small village of about 3,000 residents in northwest Japan.
October 21, 2019

Lanzarote, Spanish Canary Islands

October 21, 2019

Lanzarote, Spanish Canary Islands

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Los Volcanes Natural Park on Lanzarote in the Spanish Canary Islands. It is serving as a training ground to prepare for the next mission to the Moon and Mars.
October 15, 2019

New ARIA Map Shows Damage from Typhoon Hagibis

October 15, 2019

New ARIA Map Shows Damage from Typhoon Hagibis

NASAs ARIA team, along with the Earth Observatory of Singapore, created this map showing damage from Typhoon Hagibis, which struck southwest of Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2019.
October 9, 2019

Wadi Al Dawasir, Saudi Arabia

October 9, 2019

Wadi Al Dawasir, Saudi Arabia

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the Wajid Aquifer in Saudi Arabia.
September 19, 2019

Mozu Tombs, Japan

September 19, 2019

Mozu Tombs, Japan

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows the Mozu Tombs, a group of megalithic tombs in Sakai, Japan, in the Osaka Plain.

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