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Image: Waimea Canyon
Waimea Canyon
Waimea Canyon
Waimea Canyon

Waimea canyon, famously dubbed the "Grand Canyon of the Pacific" by Mark Twain, with its eroded cliffs, mists, and tropical montane vegetation.

Waimea canyon, famously dubbed the "Grand Canyon of the Pacific" by Mark Twain, with its eroded cliffs, mists, and tropical montane vegetation.

Image: Waimea Canyon
Waimea Canyon
Waimea Canyon
Waimea Canyon

Waimea canyon, famously dubbed the "Grand Canyon of the Pacific" by Mark Twain, with its eroded cliffs, mists, and tropical montane vegetation.

Waimea canyon, famously dubbed the "Grand Canyon of the Pacific" by Mark Twain, with its eroded cliffs, mists, and tropical montane vegetation.

Image: Waimea Canyon
Waimea Canyon
Waimea Canyon
Waimea Canyon

Waimea canyon, famously dubbed the "Grand Canyon of the Pacific" by Mark Twain, with its eroded cliffs, mists, and tropical montane vegetation.

Waimea canyon, famously dubbed the "Grand Canyon of the Pacific" by Mark Twain, with its eroded cliffs, mists, and tropical montane vegetation.

Collapse, Refilling, and Uplift of Pu'u 'O'o Crater (6/10-7/25, 2007)
Collapse, Refilling, and Uplift of Pu'u 'O'o Crater (6/10-7/25, 2007)
Collapse, Refilling, and Uplift of Pu'u 'O'o Crater (6/10-7/25, 2007)

On June 17-19, 2007, and intrusion into Kilauea's upper east rift zone led to the cessation of eruptive activity at Pu'u 'O'o and the collapse of the Pu'u 'O'o crater floor.

On June 17-19, 2007, and intrusion into Kilauea's upper east rift zone led to the cessation of eruptive activity at Pu'u 'O'o and the collapse of the Pu'u 'O'o crater floor.

Image: Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi)
Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi)
Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi)
Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi)

Hawaiian Monk Seal on a sandy beach near the western tip of the Hawaiian island of Moloka´i.

Hawaiian Monk Seal on a sandy beach near the western tip of the Hawaiian island of Moloka´i.

Image: Sunrise on a Hawaiian Beach 1
Sunrise on a Hawaiian Beach 1
Sunrise on a Hawaiian Beach 1
Sunrise on a Hawaiian Beach 1

Just after sunrise on a beach in eastern Maui.

Image: Sunrise on a Hawaiian Beach 2
Sunrise on a Hawaiian Beach 2
Sunrise on a Hawaiian Beach 2
Sunrise on a Hawaiian Beach 2

Just after sunrise on a beach in eastern Maui.

Image: Sunrise on a Hawaiian Beach 2
Sunrise on a Hawaiian Beach 2
Sunrise on a Hawaiian Beach 2
Sunrise on a Hawaiian Beach 2

Just after sunrise on a beach in eastern Maui.

Image: Hatching Spiders
Hatching Spiders
Hatching Spiders
Hatching Spiders

Unidentified species of baby spiders hatching and dispersing.

Unidentified species of baby spiders hatching and dispersing.

Image: Cratered cones near Hephaestus Fossae
Cratered cones near Hephaestus Fossae
Cratered cones near Hephaestus Fossae
Cratered cones near Hephaestus Fossae

Cratered cones near Hephaestus Fossae, Mars. This might look at first glance like a cinder cone, but it is more likely an impact crater. Using the shadow, one can tell that its floor is at a lower elevation than the surrounding landscape. A cinder cone would rise above the landscape. 

Cratered cones near Hephaestus Fossae, Mars. This might look at first glance like a cinder cone, but it is more likely an impact crater. Using the shadow, one can tell that its floor is at a lower elevation than the surrounding landscape. A cinder cone would rise above the landscape. 

Image: Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)

Lava islands, vegetated seaside cliffs, a black sand beach, and waves breaking against the steep ragged shoreline of a Hawaiian bay.

Lava islands, vegetated seaside cliffs, a black sand beach, and waves breaking against the steep ragged shoreline of a Hawaiian bay.

Image: Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)

A hiking trail along seaside lava cliffs. Trail winds through an unusual Pandanus forest shared with an understory of Beach naupaka.

A hiking trail along seaside lava cliffs. Trail winds through an unusual Pandanus forest shared with an understory of Beach naupaka.

Image: Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)

A forest on an old seaside lava flow vegetated almost entirely by just two plant species: Pandanus trees with an understory of Beach naupaka.

A forest on an old seaside lava flow vegetated almost entirely by just two plant species: Pandanus trees with an understory of Beach naupaka.

Image: Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)

Lava islands, vegetated seaside cliffs, a black sand beach, and waves breaking against the steep ragged shoreline of a Hawaiian bay.

Lava islands, vegetated seaside cliffs, a black sand beach, and waves breaking against the steep ragged shoreline of a Hawaiian bay.

Image: Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)

This hiking trail, Pandanus trees, an understory of Beach naupaka, and crashing waves characterize the windy cliff-tops along this jagged coast of solidified lava in Hawaii.

This hiking trail, Pandanus trees, an understory of Beach naupaka, and crashing waves characterize the windy cliff-tops along this jagged coast of solidified lava in Hawaii.

Image: Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)

Lava islands, vegetated seaside cliffs, a black sand beach, and waves breaking against the steep ragged shoreline of a Hawaiian bay.

Lava islands, vegetated seaside cliffs, a black sand beach, and waves breaking against the steep ragged shoreline of a Hawaiian bay.

Image: Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)

Lava islands, vegetated seaside cliffs, a black sand beach, and waves breaking against the steep ragged shoreline of a Hawaiian bay.

Lava islands, vegetated seaside cliffs, a black sand beach, and waves breaking against the steep ragged shoreline of a Hawaiian bay.

Image: Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)

Lava islands, vegetated seaside cliffs, a black sand beach, and waves breaking against the steep ragged shoreline of a Hawaiian bay.

Lava islands, vegetated seaside cliffs, a black sand beach, and waves breaking against the steep ragged shoreline of a Hawaiian bay.

Image: Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)

Lava islands, vegetated seaside cliffs, a black sand beach, and waves breaking against the steep ragged shoreline of a Hawaiian bay.

Lava islands, vegetated seaside cliffs, a black sand beach, and waves breaking against the steep ragged shoreline of a Hawaiian bay.

USGS boat sitting on a river with trees on bank
USGS boat on Hudson River
USGS boat on Hudson River
USGS boat on Hudson River

USGS scientist in a boat on the Hudson River

USGS scientist in a boat on the Hudson River

Image: Tribal Training -- Seining for Fish
Tribal Training -- Seining for Fish
Tribal Training -- Seining for Fish
Tribal Training -- Seining for Fish

USGS Oklahoma Water Science Center Hydrologist Shana Mashburn and Tribal Environmental Technician seine for fish and insects during Tribal training class near Pauls Valley, Oklahoma.

USGS Oklahoma Water Science Center Hydrologist Shana Mashburn and Tribal Environmental Technician seine for fish and insects during Tribal training class near Pauls Valley, Oklahoma.