Azurite from China
Undoubtedly one of the coolest space sights on Earth, the Richat Structure of Mauritania.
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Jackson Pollock would have been even further inspired by seeing the Outback from orbit.
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Erythrite from Morocco
Earth and Moon as seen from Mars
Besides viewing Mars, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera can also be used to view other planets. MRO took this image of the Earth and the Moon on 3 October 2007.
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Iris Agate
From the Department of Awesome Natural Wonders come these amazing images of snowflakes magnified under an electron microscope at the Electron Microscopy Unit of the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center in Beltsville, Maryland.
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Fluorite from Namibia








