Images Dated 12th December 2008

Earth from space, satellite image

Earth from space. Satellite image showing North and South America as seen from 35, 000 kilometres above the Earth's surface. North is at top and the Moon is at upper right. Clouds (white) are seen, as are seas and oceans (blue). Land cover ranges from vegetation such as forests and grassy plains (green) to arid areas such as deserts, mountains, and scrublands (brown). This image combines data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite and NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)

© NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (NASA-GSFC)/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

The Wampanoag Indians were known as the people of the first light. A mystical sunrise

The Wampanoag Indians were known as the people of the first light. A mystical sunrise from the eastern shores of Cape Cod brings a new dawn to a historic village site of the Wampanoag

© Marilyn Angel Wynn / DanitaDelimont.com

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Grevillea (Grevillea tripartita)

Grevillea (Grevillea tripartita), a prickly shrub. Origin: southwestern Western Australia, Australia; photo: Joseph Banks Gardens, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia