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Photographer: Linsday Hank The photo shows a particularly colorful, pileus type cloud was taken from Ashburn, Virginia, as a thunderstorm approached just before 7:00 p.m. local time on August 9, 2022. epod.usra.edu/blog/2022/09/p…

By: Giovanni Tumino This flow emanated from a new eruptive mouth from Mt Etna (Sicily, Italy) that opened at approximately the 2,800 m (9,186 ft) level on May 29, 2022... epod.usra.edu/blog/2022/09/m…

By: Thomas McGuire First Light on the Circle Cliffs Anticline epod.usra.edu/blog/2022/09/f…

By: Jean-François Gely The photo shows the view from the top of Pain de Sucre (located in the French Alps at an altitude of 10,525 ft or 3,208 m)... epod.usra.edu/blog/2022/08/s…

By: Ray Boren High above a rural road southwest of Twin Falls, Idaho, rises a huge, precariously poised hoodoo shaped somewhat like the continent of Africa. epod.usra.edu/blog/2022/08/i…

Photo: Stromy The photo shows a classic precipitation shaft from a strong storm cell as observed from near the Gandy Bridge in St. Petersburg, Florida on May 30, 2022. epod.usra.edu/blog/2022/08/p…

Eastern Flank of Mt. Etna by Rosario Catania. Photo shows Mt. Etna as seen in its eastern guise, above its ancient eruptive centers. This depression dates back between 7-10,000 yrs. In the distance: city of #Catania; Ionian Sea; coast of #Calabria. #italy epod.usra.edu/blog/2022/08/e…

By: Carlos Di Nallo Carachipampa Volcano, #Argentina. Pumice stone fields surround the volcanic cone, showing that, in the past, the area was the scene of considerable volcanic activity...epod.usra.edu/blog/2022/08/p…

By: Lorenzo Busilacchi The atmosphere acts to flatten the apparent lunar disk when it’s on or close to the horizon. This photo was captured at Porto Ottiolu, Sardinia... epod.usra.edu/blog/2022/08/d…

Photographer: Denis Huber Summary Author: Denis Huber; Jim Foster The photo shows a "red" salt marsh as seen along the Mediterranean coast, near Aigues-Mortes, France on May 27, 2022... epod.usra.edu/blog/2022/08/r…

Fogbow Observed from the Ground and from a Tower By: Marco Meniero When bows form in fog or mist, the cloud droplets are so small, (smaller than about 0.5 mm in diameter) that their familiar arch appears whitish and is usually inconspicuous... epod.usra.edu/blog/2022/08/f…

Photographer/Author: Alessandra Masi Featured in this EPOD is the partially eclipsed Moon, about to set near the Marmolada (10,968 ft or 3,343 m), the highest mountain in the Dolomites Range of the Alps Mountains... epod.usra.edu/blog/2022/08/t…

By Thomas McGuire: For 5 miles (8 km), Utah’s Route 12. between Escalante and Boulder, Utah, follows the narrow 1,000 ft (305 m) high Hogback Ridge of Navajo Sandstone... epod.usra.edu/blog/2022/08/m…

Photographer: Tomas Slovinsky Summary Author: Tomas Slovinsky; Jim Foster The photo above showing a reddened twilight sky over a barren landscape comes from San Pedro de Atacama, #Chile. It was taken on April 22, 2022. epod.usra.edu/blog/2022/08/a…

Today's Earth Science Pic of the Day Archive- Inside Kawah Ijen's Crater 💧 Every weekend we present a notable item from our archives. This EPOD was originally published on September 13, 2015. Photographer: João Manuel Pires dos Santos epod.usra.edu/blog/2022/06/a… #EarthSciPicofDay

Today's Earth Science Picture of the Day The Bolide: Make a "Very Light" Wish ☄️ Photographer: Orazio Mezzio epod.usra.edu/blog/2022/06/t… #EarthSciPicofDay #bolidemeteor #nightsky

Today's Earth Science Pic of the Day Snowflakes on Mount Etna ❄ Photographer: Cinzia Lo Certo epod.usra.edu/blog/2022/06/s… #EarthSciPicofDay #snowcrystals

Today's Earth Science Picture of the Day Multicolored Aurora Over Finland ✨ Photographer: Dennis Lehtonen epod.usra.edu/blog/2022/06/m… #EarthSciPicofDay #auroraborealis

Today's Earth Science Picture of the Day Reflections on the Southern Wasatch Mountains 🗻 Photographer: Ray Boren epod.usra.edu/blog/2022/05/r… #EarthSciPicofDay #wasatchmountains

Today's Earth Science Picture of the Day Ice Crystal Formation on Frozen Soap Bubble ❄️ Photographer: Patricia Rasmussen epod.usra.edu/blog/2022/05/f… #EarthSciPicofDay #icecrystals