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Goosenecks State Park, Utah:
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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The sinuous black ribbon of
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goosenecks_iko_2004129
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IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2004-05-09 |
| creator |
NASA -- Image copyright www.spaceimaging.com/ Space Imaging |
| identifier |
goosenecks_iko_2004129 |
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Great Sand Dunes National Pa
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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The Sangre de Cristo Mountai
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ISS016-E-6986
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IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
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2007-10-26 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
ISS016-E-6986 |
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| General Description |
STS-100 Shuttle Mission Imagery |
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Grand Canyon, Colorado as se
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| Title |
Grand Canyon, Colorado as seen from STS-62 |
| Description |
In this view, the Colorado River can be seen flowing southwest from top left to bottom center-right. The dark wider sections of the river are the water surface of Lake Powell (center, and top left), 110 miles long in a straight line. Grand Canyon National Monument lies lower right, centered on the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River, a 10 mile-wide gash carved more than 5,000 feet deep by the Colorado. The Canyon has cut into the Kaibab Plateau, an uplifted area visible here as a forested area with snow on the highest northern parts. The surrounding parts of the Colorado Plateau are sparsely occupied by brush vegetation and appear yellow-brown. The dark area top right is the wooded country of Black Mesa in Navajoland, divided from Lake Powell by the San Juan River. Four Corners is just outside the pictures (top) where the states of Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico meet. The Henry Mountains appear top left. Apart from Grand Canyon National Monument, several other famous national mo |
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1994-03-05 |
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