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Satellite images showing the seasons for the smoky mountains.
Beauty of Earth Science Revealed Within Great Smoky Mountains
Beauty of Earth Science Revealed Within Great Smoky Mountains
Beauty of Earth Science Revealed Within Great Smoky Mountains

Earth Science reminds us that the study of Earth and its biological processes can occur anywhere—whether we realize it or not.

Earth Science reminds us that the study of Earth and its biological processes can occur anywhere—whether we realize it or not.

Image: Bryce Canyon Amphitheater
Bryce Canyon Amphitheater
Bryce Canyon Amphitheater
Bryce Canyon Amphitheater

Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.

Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.

Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.

Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.

Image: Bryce Canyon Amphitheater
Bryce Canyon Amphitheater
Bryce Canyon Amphitheater
Bryce Canyon Amphitheater

Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.

Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.

Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.

Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.

Image: Bryce Canyon Amphitheater
Bryce Canyon Amphitheater
Bryce Canyon Amphitheater
Bryce Canyon Amphitheater

Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.

Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.

Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.

Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.

Image: Bryce Canyon Amphitheater
Bryce Canyon Amphitheater
Bryce Canyon Amphitheater
Bryce Canyon Amphitheater

Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.

Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.

Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.

Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.

Image: Bryce Canyon Amphitheater Panorama
Bryce Canyon Amphitheater Panorama
Bryce Canyon Amphitheater Panorama
Bryce Canyon Amphitheater Panorama

Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.

Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.

Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.

Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.

Image: Bryce Canyon Amphitheater Panorama
Bryce Canyon Amphitheater Panorama
Bryce Canyon Amphitheater Panorama
Bryce Canyon Amphitheater Panorama

Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.

Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.

Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.

Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.

Image: Bryce Canyon and Grand Staircase-Escalante
Bryce Canyon and Grand Staircase-Escalante
Bryce Canyon and Grand Staircase-Escalante
Bryce Canyon and Grand Staircase-Escalante

Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.

Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.

Image: Bryce Canyon Hoodoos
Bryce Canyon Hoodoos
Bryce Canyon Hoodoos
Bryce Canyon Hoodoos

Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.

Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.

Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.

Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.

Image: Snow-covered Sandstone
Snow-covered Sandstone
Snow-covered Sandstone
Snow-covered Sandstone

Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.

Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.

Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.

Bryce Canyon is also home to large numbers of cedar trees that spread throughout the canyon.

Image: Snow-covered Wall of Windows
Snow-covered Wall of Windows
Snow-covered Wall of Windows
Snow-covered Wall of Windows

Bryce Canyon's Wall of Windows.

Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.

Bryce Canyon's Wall of Windows.

Bryce Canyon is a unique sandstone formation in southern Utah. It is home to a large number of hoodoos, which are oddly shaped pillars of rock that formed due to different erosion rates for the dolomite that caps them and the sandstone that forms their base.

Emperor geese at the shoreline in Kodiak
Emperor geese at the shoreline in Kodiak
Emperor geese at the shoreline in Kodiak
Emperor geese at the shoreline in Kodiak

Emperor geese at the shoreline in Kodiak.

Manatee
Manatee Health Assessment
Manatee Health Assessment
Manatee Health Assessment

USGS conducts a health assessment on a mantee in Crystal River, Florida.

USGS conducts a health assessment on a mantee in Crystal River, Florida.

Kootenai River downstream of confluence with sediment laden Fisher River
Kootenai Riv downstream of confluence with sediment laden Fisher River
Kootenai Riv downstream of confluence with sediment laden Fisher River
Kootenai Riv downstream of confluence with sediment laden Fisher River

The difference in the sediment loads between the Kootenai River and Fisher River is easy to spot shortly downstream of their confluence. The Fisher River had a lot of flow and sediment from the recent rains and added muddy water to the clear Kootenai River. The Kootenai is clear because this site is just downstream of the Libby Dam. 

The difference in the sediment loads between the Kootenai River and Fisher River is easy to spot shortly downstream of their confluence. The Fisher River had a lot of flow and sediment from the recent rains and added muddy water to the clear Kootenai River. The Kootenai is clear because this site is just downstream of the Libby Dam. 

Technician servicing a multi-parameter Sonde
Cleaning the Probe
Cleaning the Probe
Cleaning the Probe

USGS Technician Jonathan Cohl servicing an in-situ continuous water quality multi-parameter sonde (YSI 6920 V2-2) at 01408000 Manasquan River at Squankum, New Jersey to calculate fouling and drift to apply corrections to multiple time series for real-time data.

USGS Technician Jonathan Cohl servicing an in-situ continuous water quality multi-parameter sonde (YSI 6920 V2-2) at 01408000 Manasquan River at Squankum, New Jersey to calculate fouling and drift to apply corrections to multiple time series for real-time data.

Cyanobacteria on rocks along the Lake Tahoe shoreline
Cyanobacteria on rocks along the Lake Tahoe shoreline
Cyanobacteria on rocks along the Lake Tahoe shoreline
Cyanobacteria on rocks along the Lake Tahoe shoreline

Cyanobacteria on rocks along the Lake Tahoe shoreline.

Wabash River at New Harmony IN - view from bridge
Wabash River at New Harmony IN - view from bridge
Wabash River at New Harmony IN - view from bridge
Wabash River at New Harmony IN - view from bridge

Wabash River at New Harmony IN - view from bridge

Kankakee River at Shelby IN - left bank
Kankakee River at Shelby IN - left bank
Kankakee River at Shelby IN - left bank
Kankakee River at Shelby IN - left bank

Kankakee River at Shelby IN - left bank

Kanakee RIver at Shelby IN - gage on side of bridge
Kanakee RIver at Shelby IN - gage on side of bridge
Kanakee RIver at Shelby IN - gage on side of bridge
Kanakee RIver at Shelby IN - gage on side of bridge

Kanakee RIver at Shelby IN - gage on side of bridge

Kankakee River at Shelby IN - gage view from bridge
Kankakee River at Shelby IN - gage view from bridge
Kankakee River at Shelby IN - gage view from bridge
Kankakee River at Shelby IN - gage view from bridge

Kankakee River at Shelby IN - gage view from bridge

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