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Solar Eclipse & Milky Way Galaxy As Seen From ISS

A depiction of the actual sizes of each country. 

The world map we tend to see has the sizes of each country ‘stretched’ the further away it is from the equator. 

This arises from the issue of trying to display a spherical object on a flat, 2D and generally rectangular projection. 

This results in the gross misrepresentation of sizes for countries such as Russia, Canada, Greenland and even the US.

White blood cells attack a parasitic worm. From here 

Tunki Bird Rupicola peruvianus Source: Here

Mars Engulfed : What’s happened to Mars? In 2001, Mars underwent a tremendous planet-wide dust storm – one of the largest ever recorded from Earth. To show the extent, these two Hubble Space Telescope storm watch images from late June and early September (2001) offer dramatically contrasting views of the martian surface. At left, the onset of smaller “seed” storms can be seen near the Hellas basin (lower right edge of Mars) and the northern polar cap. A similar surface view at right, taken over two months later, shows the fully developed extent of the obscuring global storm. Although this storm eventually waned, in recent days a new large dust storm has been taking hold of the red planet. via NASA

Surface of Mars As Seen From Space

White Sands National Park is one of the most beautiful and otherworldly places I’ve ever seen [OC][2379x1696] - Author: navidj on reddit

A rare moment caught on camera 

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G315 national highway in china

Found this in someone’s backyard in Iceland [OC] [1080x1350] - Author: anshul119 on reddit

This is the cutest thing I have ever seen

natgeo

Video by Bertie Gregory @bertiegregory | A harp seal pup takes its first swimming lesson in the Gulf of St Lawrence, Quebec, Canada. This species has an extraordinary breeding cycle. Females give birth to pups on moving ice floes. They suckle the pup for just 10 to 14 days. During the last few days of this short period, they encourage the pup to get into the water to help them learn to swim (as seen in this video). After the swimming lessons, they abandon the pup. The females then mate with the males that have been waiting nearby, before heading north to their feeding grounds. The pups at two weeks old are left alone with nothing to eat. To see these awesome animals in action, check out my new online series "Wild_Life: The Big Freeze." Available on National Geographic YouTube and at natgeo.com/wildlife. Follow @bertiegregory for more on the series.

La geología expuesta del área de Yosemite 🇺🇸📍 incluye principalmente rocas graníticas con algunas rocas metamórficas más antiguas. Las primeras rocas fueron colocadas en tiempos precámbricos, cuando el área alrededor del Parque Nacional de Yosemite estaba al borde de un continente norteamericano muy joven. El sedimento que formó el área primero se asentó en las aguas de un mar poco profundo, y las fuerzas de compresión de una zona de subducción en el medio del Paleozoico fusionaron las rocas y los sedimentos del fondo marino, agregándolos al continente. El calor generado por la subducción creó arcos insulares de volcanes que también fueron empujados al área del parque. Con el tiempo, las rocas ígneas y sedimentarias de la zona se metamorfosearon más tarde… · · · · #travel #explorar #photography #explore #viajar #nature #naturaleza #naturalezaviva #adventure #travelling #viajesinolvidables #photooftheday #travelblogger #aventura #quetalviajar #exploretheworld #geologia #geología #geology #igeologia #geologyrocks #science #geologist #geologypage #rocks #geologystudent #geologylife #geologynerd #yosemite #nationalpark

The dolphin on jupiter

Jupiter and its fifth moon, Io.

Leptocephalus, the transparent larva of the eel. 

Leptocephalus,(meaning "slim head") is the flat and transparent larva of the eel. This is one of the most diverse groups of teleosts, containing 801 species in 24 orders, 24 families, and 156 genera.”

“This group is thought to have arisen in the Cretaceous period over 140 million years ago.“

Owl has amazing eyes. (via kichijoji.taisyo.maman)

Rapa Nui

Erupción del Monte Sinabung 19 de febrero 2018 · · · · · #explore #lava #volcano #travel #nature #volcan #landscape #volcanoes #photography #volcanos #volcanic #mountains #volcanes #adventure #volcans #naturephotography #instatravel #volcandeagua #volcán #naturaleza #trip #geology #geologia #geología #igeologia #sinabung #indonesia

I had my mind blown this night with the best display of aurora I’ve ever seen. I travelled 2000 miles to stand on this beach and the universe definitely provided!! This is the view over the Vestrahorn in South East Iceland. What a night!![OC] 2950x2034 - Author: BenBushphoto on reddit

Top of Angel’s Landing - Zion National Park, UT [OC] [4032x1960] - Author: sanfranciscosam on reddit

¡Corre a por ella!

blue and shaky, an ocean.