Images Dated 20th March 2007

Crab nebula, composite image

Crab nebula. Composite x-ray, infrared and optical image of the Crab nebula (M1), a remnant of a supernova that exploded in AD 1054. The Crab lies in the constellation Taurus, some 6000 light years from Earth. The central light blue region is ultra high energy X-ray emission, dark blue and green regions are in visible light and the red regions are low-energy infrared emission. X-ray data from Chandra, visible light data from Hubble and infrared data from Spitzer, all taken on 31st January 2001

© NASA/CXC/ESA/ASU/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Barters Island, Boothbay, ME A private boat dock next to the Porter

Barters Island, Boothbay, ME. A private boat dock next to the Porter Preserve on the Sheepscot River. Owned by Boothbay Region Land Trust

© Jerry and Marcy Monkman / DanitaDelimont.com

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A controlled detonation

March 20, 2007 - A controlled detonation is conducted by Airmen of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Balad EOD members periodically dispose of unserviceable, excess, or dangerous ordnance by fabricating explosive demolition charges in a controlled environment

© Stocktrek Images

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