NASA Image of the Day
Hurricane Earl - The Astronaut View
An astronaut on the International Space Station snapped this photograph of Hurricane Earl as a Category 4 storm on August 30, 2010.
Fire Cloud over Northern Russia
This profile of the atmosphere provides a rare view of a towering fire-formed thunderstorm and the smoke it injected high into the atmosphere.
Flooding on the Chenab River, Pakistan
Acquired August 21, 2010, this natural-color image shows the Chenab River, near the city of Multan, Pakistan, in flood.
Landslide Lake in Northwest Pakistan
Acquired July 7, 2010, and August 23, 2010, these natural-color images show slight changes in a landslide lake along the Hunza River in northwestern Pakistan.
Hurricane Danielle
These images show towering clouds and intense rain in Hurricane Danielle as the storm was intensifying into a major hurricane on August 27, 2010.
Breakup on the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf
Acquired August 18, 2010, and August 22, 2002, these natural-color images show changes on the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf on Canada’s Ellesmere Coast.
Fires in South America
Kong Oscar Glacier, Greenland
The heavily crevassed terminus of Kong Oscar Glacier in northwestern Greenland crumbles into a mélange of icebergs in the Davis Strait.
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Flooding in Pakistan
This false-color image shows a surge of flood water approaching the city of Hyderabad in southern Pakistan on August 19, 2010.
Gulf of Izmit, Turkey
Taken on July 31, 2010, this astronaut photograph shows an industrialized area of Turkey at the eastern edge of the Sea of Marmara.
Ice Island Calves off Petermann Glacier
Acquired August 16, 2010, this natural-color image shows the ice island that calved off the Petermann Glacier slowly migrating down the fjord.
Drought Slows Plant Growth, 2000-2009
This color-coded map shows how plant growth and the carbon plants store changed between 2000 and 2009.
Landslide in Zhouqu, China
This detailed image, taken by the commercial WorldView-2 satellite on August 10, 2010, shows the path of a large mudslide through the Chinese city of Zhouqu.
Flooding near Kashmor, Pakistan
The muddy, swollen Indus River surges past an irrigation structure in southern Pakistan in this Landsat image from August 12, 2010.
Global Temperature Anomalies, July 2010
This color-coded map shows temperature anomalies for July 2010. Areas with above-average temperatures appear in shades of red, and areas with below-normal temperatures appear in shades of blue.
Fires near Porto Velho, Brazil
Acquired August 7, 2010, this natural-color image shows fires burning along deforested areas and roads near Porto Velho, Brazil.