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Kankakee River at Shelby IN - bridge
Kankakee River at Shelby IN - bridge
Kankakee River at Shelby IN - bridge
Kankakee River at Shelby IN - bridge

Kankakee River at Shelby IN - bridge

Kankakee River at Shelby IN - downstream view
Kankakee River at Shelby IN - downstream view
Kankakee River at Shelby IN - downstream view
Kankakee River at Shelby IN - downstream view

Kankakee River at Shelby IN - downstream view

Kankakee River at Shelby, IN
Kankakee River at Shelby, IN - upstream from bridge
Kankakee River at Shelby, IN - upstream from bridge
Kankakee River at Shelby, IN - upstream from bridge

Kankakee River at Shelby, IN - upstream from bridge

Satellite image comparison of Chernobyl then and now
Landsat Played Role in Confirming 1986 Chernobyl Disaster
Landsat Played Role in Confirming 1986 Chernobyl Disaster
Landsat Played Role in Confirming 1986 Chernobyl Disaster

When the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded 30 years ago, on April 26, 1986, Landsat 5 was the first civilian satellite to confirm the disaster near Pripyat, Ukraine, in the agricultural heartland of the Soviet Union.  

When the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded 30 years ago, on April 26, 1986, Landsat 5 was the first civilian satellite to confirm the disaster near Pripyat, Ukraine, in the agricultural heartland of the Soviet Union.  

Red Mangrove Trees
Red Mangrove Trees
Red Mangrove Trees
Red Mangrove Trees

Red mangrove trees fringe the shoreline of a bay in Hurricane Hole, U.S. Virgin Islands. 

Red mangrove trees fringe the shoreline of a bay in Hurricane Hole, U.S. Virgin Islands. 

Buff-breasted_Sandpiper with transmitter
Buff-breasted Sandpiper with transmitter
Buff-breasted Sandpiper with transmitter
Buff-breasted Sandpiper with transmitter

Buff-breasted Sandpiper with transmitter

Satellit image showing the path for the Boston marathon
Landsat's View of the Boston Marathon
Landsat's View of the Boston Marathon
Landsat's View of the Boston Marathon

The 122nd Boston Marathon, the oldest annual marathon in the world, takes place on April 16, 2018. This Landsat 8 image shows the April landscape of eastern Massachusetts, before vegetation has greened up. The yellow line indicates the point-to-point route that the marathon follows.

The 122nd Boston Marathon, the oldest annual marathon in the world, takes place on April 16, 2018. This Landsat 8 image shows the April landscape of eastern Massachusetts, before vegetation has greened up. The yellow line indicates the point-to-point route that the marathon follows.

groundwater model demonstration at Shinnecock Nation
Demonstrating a groundwater model at the Shinnecock Nation Earth Day
Demonstrating a groundwater model at the Shinnecock Nation Earth Day
Demonstrating a groundwater model at the Shinnecock Nation Earth Day

Sim Rivera demonstrating a groundwater model to children at the Shinnecock Nation Earth Day outreach event.

Sim Rivera demonstrating a groundwater model to children at the Shinnecock Nation Earth Day outreach event.

Buff-breasted Sandpipers in Texas turf farms
Buff-breasted Sandpipers in Texas turf farms
Buff-breasted Sandpipers in Texas turf farms
Buff-breasted Sandpipers in Texas turf farms

Buff-breasted Sandpipers in Texas turf farms

Water-quality equipment - fouled sonde
Water-quality equipment - fouled sonde
Water-quality equipment - fouled sonde
Water-quality equipment - fouled sonde

Water-quality equipment - fouled sonde

Spectacled eider male and female flying near the Colville River in 2013.
Pair of spectacled eiders flying near the Colville River in 2013
Pair of spectacled eiders flying near the Colville River in 2013
Pair of spectacled eiders flying near the Colville River in 2013

Spectacled eider male and female flying near the Colville River in 2013.

A Russian corer set lays laid out on the floor
Pollen Lab Field Gear
Pollen Lab Field Gear
Pollen Lab Field Gear

This gear, known as a Russian corer, is commonly used to extract sediment cores from field sites. 

This gear, known as a Russian corer, is commonly used to extract sediment cores from field sites. 

Study area located in the Grand Canyon, Arizona
Study area located in the Grand Canyon, Arizona
Study area located in the Grand Canyon, Arizona
Study area located in the Grand Canyon, Arizona

A scientist walking on a trail in Grand Canyon, National Park

Crossing Hungry Horse Resv en route to S Fk Flathead River streamgage
Crossing Hungry Horse Resv en route to S Fk Flathead R ab Twin Ck gage
Crossing Hungry Horse Resv en route to S Fk Flathead R ab Twin Ck gage
Crossing Hungry Horse Resv en route to S Fk Flathead R ab Twin Ck gage

A visit to the S Fk Flathead River above Twin Creek streamgage requires a trip across Hungry Horse Reservoir. Some mornings, the water is like glass.

A visit to the S Fk Flathead River above Twin Creek streamgage requires a trip across Hungry Horse Reservoir. Some mornings, the water is like glass.

Digital Elevation Model in the Atchafalaya Basin, LA
DEM in the Atchafalaya Basin, LA
DEM in the Atchafalaya Basin, LA
DEM in the Atchafalaya Basin, LA

Digital Elevation Model in the Atchafalaya Basin, LA

Two men looking at equipment
Field Work - Scientists and Air-Quality Monitoring
Field Work - Scientists and Air-Quality Monitoring
Field Work - Scientists and Air-Quality Monitoring

Alaska Volcano Observatory scientist Mark Hansen working with Larsen Bay Mayor David Harmes on how the AVO-4 particulate monitor operates.

Alaska Volcano Observatory scientist Mark Hansen working with Larsen Bay Mayor David Harmes on how the AVO-4 particulate monitor operates.

heavy mineral sands
Heavy mineral sands, Folly Beach, South Carolina
Heavy mineral sands, Folly Beach, South Carolina
Heavy mineral sands, Folly Beach, South Carolina

Layered deposit of unconsolidated heavy mineral sands along the shores of Folly Beach, South Carolina.

Red Mountain, Colorado
Red Mountain near Silverton, Colorado
Red Mountain near Silverton, Colorado
Red Mountain near Silverton, Colorado

Intensely altered propylitic rocks (red and yellow) in the Red Mountain mining district, overprinting the regional, propylitically altered igneous rocks (grayish-green), peaks at top of image. View to west.

Intensely altered propylitic rocks (red and yellow) in the Red Mountain mining district, overprinting the regional, propylitically altered igneous rocks (grayish-green), peaks at top of image. View to west.

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