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10 bizarre 'dark voids' appear in the skies over uninhabited island near AntarcticaEarth from space A 2016 satellite photo shows nearly a dozen swirling dark spots that emerged in the clouds over Heard Island in the Indian Ocean.
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Lake-filled impact crater in Africa transforms into a giant silver 'mirror' via rare phenomenonEarth from space A 2024 astronaut photo shows a rare "sunglint" shining off Lake Iro and a nearby zig-zagging river in Chad. The shimmering bodies of water were likely both shaped by an ancient meteor impact.
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'Ghost island' appears after underwater eruption, then vanishes into the Caspian SeaEarth from space A series of photos taken between 2022 and 2024 shows the emergence and rapid disappearance of a volcanic "ghost island" off the coast of Azerbaijan.
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Trio of stripy glaciers merging in 'Earth's highest battleground' are part of a major anomaly scientists don't fully understandEarth from space This 2023 astronaut photo shows three glaciers merging into a single massive ice mass in the Karakoram mountains. The stripy glaciers have gained ice in recent decades, despite the effects of human-caused climate change.
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Russian volcano grows 'devil horns' and spits out 1,000-mile-long river of smokeEarth from space A false-color satellite photo from 2023 shows a devilish pair of lava flows and an enormous plume of smoke spewing from Klyuchevskoy, the tallest volcano in Europe and Asia.
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Perfect trio of prehistoric atolls shine like tropical gems off Australian coastEarth from space This 2011 astronaut photo shows the atolls of Rowley Shoals lined up in a near-perfect line off the coast of Australia. The island trio was once part of an ancient barrier reef system that stretched over 1,200 miles.
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Stunning cloud vortices swirl off 6 different Atlantic islandsEarth from space A 2015 satellite photo captured a series of stunning "von Kármán vortices" swirling off Madeira and the Canary Islands. The giant swirls are collectively one of the best examples of this meteorological phenomenon ever seen.
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Final photo from iconic US satellite shows how Las Vegas has 'doubled' in size over the last 25 yearsEarth from space The final image captured by the recently decommissioned Landsat 7 satellite shows how "Sin City" has nearly doubled in size during the iconic spacecraft's 25-year lifespan.
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Giant 'Saharan dust' plume swirls around Africa a week before it hit FloridaEarth from space A recent satellite photo captured a giant comma-shaped cloud of "Saharan dust" being blown above the Atlantic Ocean. The hazy mass hit North America a week later.
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