A modern illustration of each state's landscape uses 3DEP data to showcase subtle beauty in their elevation differences like never before. Every state has been consistently adjusted and colorized using the seamless 3DEP 1/3rd arc-second data according to its highest and lowest elevations, which helps accentuate differences even in states with low relief.
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3DEP As Art - South Dakota
A modern illustration of each state's landscape uses 3DEP data to showcase subtle beauty in their elevation differences like never before. Every state has been consistently adjusted and colorized using the seamless 3DEP 1/3rd arc-second data according to its highest and lowest elevations, which helps accentuate differences even in states with low relief.
3DEP As Art - Tennessee
A modern illustration of each state's landscape uses 3DEP data to showcase subtle beauty in their elevation differences like never before. Every state has been consistently adjusted and colorized using the seamless 3DEP 1/3rd arc-second data according to its highest and lowest elevations, which helps accentuate differences even in states with low relief.
A modern illustration of each state's landscape uses 3DEP data to showcase subtle beauty in their elevation differences like never before. Every state has been consistently adjusted and colorized using the seamless 3DEP 1/3rd arc-second data according to its highest and lowest elevations, which helps accentuate differences even in states with low relief.
3DEP As Art - Texas
A modern illustration of each state's landscape uses 3DEP data to showcase subtle beauty in their elevation differences like never before. Every state has been consistently adjusted and colorized using the seamless 3DEP 1/3rd arc-second data according to its highest and lowest elevations, which helps accentuate differences even in states with low relief.
A modern illustration of each state's landscape uses 3DEP data to showcase subtle beauty in their elevation differences like never before. Every state has been consistently adjusted and colorized using the seamless 3DEP 1/3rd arc-second data according to its highest and lowest elevations, which helps accentuate differences even in states with low relief.
3DEP As Art - Utah
A modern illustration of each state's landscape uses 3DEP data to showcase subtle beauty in their elevation differences like never before. Every state has been consistently adjusted and colorized using the seamless 3DEP 1/3rd arc-second data according to its highest and lowest elevations, which helps accentuate differences even in states with low relief.
A modern illustration of each state's landscape uses 3DEP data to showcase subtle beauty in their elevation differences like never before. Every state has been consistently adjusted and colorized using the seamless 3DEP 1/3rd arc-second data according to its highest and lowest elevations, which helps accentuate differences even in states with low relief.
3DEP As Art - Vermont
A modern illustration of each state's landscape uses 3DEP data to showcase subtle beauty in their elevation differences like never before. Every state has been consistently adjusted and colorized using the seamless 3DEP 1/3rd arc-second data according to its highest and lowest elevations, which helps accentuate differences even in states with low relief.
A modern illustration of each state's landscape uses 3DEP data to showcase subtle beauty in their elevation differences like never before. Every state has been consistently adjusted and colorized using the seamless 3DEP 1/3rd arc-second data according to its highest and lowest elevations, which helps accentuate differences even in states with low relief.
3DEP As Art - Virginia
A modern illustration of each state's landscape uses 3DEP data to showcase subtle beauty in their elevation differences like never before. Every state has been consistently adjusted and colorized using the seamless 3DEP 1/3rd arc-second data according to its highest and lowest elevations, which helps accentuate differences even in states with low relief.
A modern illustration of each state's landscape uses 3DEP data to showcase subtle beauty in their elevation differences like never before. Every state has been consistently adjusted and colorized using the seamless 3DEP 1/3rd arc-second data according to its highest and lowest elevations, which helps accentuate differences even in states with low relief.
3DEP As Art - Washington
A modern illustration of each state's landscape uses 3DEP data to showcase subtle beauty in their elevation differences like never before. Every state has been consistently adjusted and colorized using the seamless 3DEP 1/3rd arc-second data according to its highest and lowest elevations, which helps accentuate differences even in states with low relief.
A modern illustration of each state's landscape uses 3DEP data to showcase subtle beauty in their elevation differences like never before. Every state has been consistently adjusted and colorized using the seamless 3DEP 1/3rd arc-second data according to its highest and lowest elevations, which helps accentuate differences even in states with low relief.
3DEP As Art - West Virginia
A modern illustration of each state's landscape uses 3DEP data to showcase subtle beauty in their elevation differences like never before. Every state has been consistently adjusted and colorized using the seamless 3DEP 1/3rd arc-second data according to its highest and lowest elevations, which helps accentuate differences even in states with low relief.
A modern illustration of each state's landscape uses 3DEP data to showcase subtle beauty in their elevation differences like never before. Every state has been consistently adjusted and colorized using the seamless 3DEP 1/3rd arc-second data according to its highest and lowest elevations, which helps accentuate differences even in states with low relief.
3DEP As Art - Wisconsin
A modern illustration of each state's landscape uses 3DEP data to showcase subtle beauty in their elevation differences like never before. Every state has been consistently adjusted and colorized using the seamless 3DEP 1/3rd arc-second data according to its highest and lowest elevations, which helps accentuate differences even in states with low relief.
A modern illustration of each state's landscape uses 3DEP data to showcase subtle beauty in their elevation differences like never before. Every state has been consistently adjusted and colorized using the seamless 3DEP 1/3rd arc-second data according to its highest and lowest elevations, which helps accentuate differences even in states with low relief.
3DEP As Art - Wyoming
A modern illustration of each state's landscape uses 3DEP data to showcase subtle beauty in their elevation differences like never before. Every state has been consistently adjusted and colorized using the seamless 3DEP 1/3rd arc-second data according to its highest and lowest elevations, which helps accentuate differences even in states with low relief.
A modern illustration of each state's landscape uses 3DEP data to showcase subtle beauty in their elevation differences like never before. Every state has been consistently adjusted and colorized using the seamless 3DEP 1/3rd arc-second data according to its highest and lowest elevations, which helps accentuate differences even in states with low relief.
Top visitor questions about Yellowstone's thermal areas (Yellowstone Monthly Update - June 2026)
Top visitor questions about Yellowstone's thermal areas (Yellowstone Monthly Update - June 2026)Summer is here, and millions of people will be visiting Yellowstone National Park. People with questions. What is this scat I’m seeing? How does a geyser erupt? What makes Yellowstone so special?
Where’s the bathroom?
Top visitor questions about Yellowstone's thermal areas (Yellowstone Monthly Update - June 2026)
Top visitor questions about Yellowstone's thermal areas (Yellowstone Monthly Update - June 2026)Summer is here, and millions of people will be visiting Yellowstone National Park. People with questions. What is this scat I’m seeing? How does a geyser erupt? What makes Yellowstone so special?
Where’s the bathroom?
Roaring Mountain (Yellowstone Monthly Update - May 2026)
Roaring Mountain (Yellowstone Monthly Update - May 2026)Did you hear that??? Well, Roaring Mountain isn’t quite as loud as it used to be, but it’s still one of the hottest thermal areas in all of Yellowstone National Park!
Roaring Mountain (Yellowstone Monthly Update - May 2026)
Roaring Mountain (Yellowstone Monthly Update - May 2026)Did you hear that??? Well, Roaring Mountain isn’t quite as loud as it used to be, but it’s still one of the hottest thermal areas in all of Yellowstone National Park!
1926 Mauna Loa ‘a‘ā flow headed for Ho‘ōpūloa village
1926 Mauna Loa ‘a‘ā flow headed for Ho‘ōpūloa villageDuring the 1926 Mauna Loa eruption, an ‘a‘ā flow about 457 m (1500 ft) wide and 9 m (30 ft) high headed straight for the village of Ho‘ōpūloa on April 17, as shown here. By the next day, the lava flow had destroyed a dozen houses, a church, and the wharf, and had nearly obliterated the bay.
1926 Mauna Loa ‘a‘ā flow headed for Ho‘ōpūloa village
1926 Mauna Loa ‘a‘ā flow headed for Ho‘ōpūloa villageDuring the 1926 Mauna Loa eruption, an ‘a‘ā flow about 457 m (1500 ft) wide and 9 m (30 ft) high headed straight for the village of Ho‘ōpūloa on April 17, as shown here. By the next day, the lava flow had destroyed a dozen houses, a church, and the wharf, and had nearly obliterated the bay.
Big Game and Chronic Wasting Disease
USGS science on chronic wasting disease (CWD) tackles multiple facets of this complex management challenge.
USGS science on chronic wasting disease (CWD) tackles multiple facets of this complex management challenge.
Lone Star Geyser (Yellowstone Monthly Update - April 2026)
Lone Star Geyser (Yellowstone Monthly Update - April 2026)What do Yellowstone National Park and your father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate have in common? LONE STAR!!!!!
Lone Star is not just an iconic movie hero of the 1980s (and also next year!). It’s an iconic Yellowstone geyser as well!
Lone Star Geyser (Yellowstone Monthly Update - April 2026)
Lone Star Geyser (Yellowstone Monthly Update - April 2026)What do Yellowstone National Park and your father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate have in common? LONE STAR!!!!!
Lone Star is not just an iconic movie hero of the 1980s (and also next year!). It’s an iconic Yellowstone geyser as well!
Avian Influenza and Waterfowl
USGS scientists are studying avian influenza to understand how the virus spreads through and affects wild waterfowl populations.
USGS scientists are studying avian influenza to understand how the virus spreads through and affects wild waterfowl populations.
USGS Astrogeology Making Craters - Mare Tranquillitatis in Flagstaff Arizona
USGS Astrogeology Making Craters - Mare Tranquillitatis in Flagstaff ArizonaThe moon's Mare Tranquillitatis is an ancient plain of volcanic rock pocked with craters and coated with fine dust. In the 1960s, engineers and scientists in the U.S.
USGS Astrogeology Making Craters - Mare Tranquillitatis in Flagstaff Arizona
USGS Astrogeology Making Craters - Mare Tranquillitatis in Flagstaff ArizonaThe moon's Mare Tranquillitatis is an ancient plain of volcanic rock pocked with craters and coated with fine dust. In the 1960s, engineers and scientists in the U.S.
A Blue Heron at Carson Sink, Nevada
A majestic Great Blue Heron makes a dramatic front-facing landing at the Carson Sink wetlands in Nevada. This perfectly timed image was captured by a timelapse camera installed to observe changing water conditions for the Saline Lake Ecosystems Integrated Water Availability Assessment project.
A majestic Great Blue Heron makes a dramatic front-facing landing at the Carson Sink wetlands in Nevada. This perfectly timed image was captured by a timelapse camera installed to observe changing water conditions for the Saline Lake Ecosystems Integrated Water Availability Assessment project.
Guess the Location with Landsat
Can you guess the locations of these mystery Landsat images?
Landsat satellites capture images of the Earth’s surface and help scientists study resource management, investigate land surface change, and support disaster response.
Can you guess the locations of these mystery Landsat images?
Landsat satellites capture images of the Earth’s surface and help scientists study resource management, investigate land surface change, and support disaster response.
The New Norris Hot Spring (Yellowstone Monthly Update - March 2026)
The New Norris Hot Spring (Yellowstone Monthly Update - March 2026)KABOOM! That’s what Yellowstone is famous for – huge explosive volcanic eruptions. There’s really nothing brewing right now, the magma chamber is mostly solid, but there have been quite a few hydrothermal eruptions and small explosions in both Biscuit Basin and Norris Geyser Basin as water in the hydrothermal system flashes to steam.
The New Norris Hot Spring (Yellowstone Monthly Update - March 2026)
The New Norris Hot Spring (Yellowstone Monthly Update - March 2026)KABOOM! That’s what Yellowstone is famous for – huge explosive volcanic eruptions. There’s really nothing brewing right now, the magma chamber is mostly solid, but there have been quite a few hydrothermal eruptions and small explosions in both Biscuit Basin and Norris Geyser Basin as water in the hydrothermal system flashes to steam.
January 25, 2026 — Pele's hair and ash on a ginger leaf in Volcano after Kīlauea episode 41
January 25, 2026 — Pele's hair and ash on a ginger leaf in Volcano after Kīlauea episode 41Photo of broken pieces of reticulite, fine ash, and Pele's hair on a ginger leaf in the Volcano area, following episode 41 of lava fountaining on January 24, 2026. This photo was taken at a residence about 7.3 km (4.5 miles) away from the eruptive vents in Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea.
January 25, 2026 — Pele's hair and ash on a ginger leaf in Volcano after Kīlauea episode 41
January 25, 2026 — Pele's hair and ash on a ginger leaf in Volcano after Kīlauea episode 41Photo of broken pieces of reticulite, fine ash, and Pele's hair on a ginger leaf in the Volcano area, following episode 41 of lava fountaining on January 24, 2026. This photo was taken at a residence about 7.3 km (4.5 miles) away from the eruptive vents in Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea.