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The April 2010 El Mayor-Cucapah earthquake revealed a previously undiscovered fault in the desert of Baja California, Mexico.

Baja's Fault

Before and after images trace an earthquake's surprise.
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Dec. 27, 2020
The Atchafalaya River delta meets the Gulf of Mexico.

A Tale of Two Rivers

Complex structures keep the Mississippi River out of the Atchafalaya, for now.
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Dec. 27, 2020
This view along Steensby Glacier in northern Greenland was seen during an Operation IceBridge survey flight on April 26, 2013.

A Submarine Retreat

New maps get to the bottom of Greenland’s outlet glaciers.
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Dec. 27, 2020
Mnemiopsis leidyi is a species of ctenophore, or comb jelly, that is native to the western Atlantic Ocean and invasive in many European seas.

A Spread of Green

People and heat spread north into Arctic permafrost.
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Dec. 27, 2020
The Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) Ocean Validation Experiment (COVE) lighthouse site lies fifteen miles east of Chesapeake Bay, in the Atlantic Ocean

A Speck on the Ocean

A lonely platform at sea helps balance Earth's energy budget.
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Dec. 27, 2020
An artistic rendering shows that Earth’s rotation has dragged space-time with it.

A Snag in Space-Time

Astrophysics use Earth science satellites to explore general relativity.
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Dec. 27, 2020
Vehicles emit many of the chemicals that cause Denver’s brown cloud of air pollution

A Rising Problem

Tackling Denver's ozone requires looking high and low.
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Dec. 27, 2020
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