Images Dated 8th May 2008

An aerial view of St Pauls Cathedral during the City Salute pageant in central London

An aerial view of St Paul's Cathedral during the City Salute pageant in central London May 7, 2008. REUTERS/Peter Macdiarmid/Pool (BRITAIN) - GF2E4580P3103

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Aerial view of Grand Prismatic thermal spring in Yellowstone National Park, USA

Aerial view of Grand Prismatic thermal spring in Yellowstone National Park, USA. The bright colours are natural, coming from thermophile bacteria in the water. The spring is 320ft (approx 100 meters) across and 160ft deep (approx 50 meters). The water is heated to 71 Celsius by a magma chamber of the Yellowstone Supervolcano

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A Marine MH-53 helicopter takes off from the flight deck of USS Essex

Gulf of Thailand, May 8, 2008 - A Marine MH-53 helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2)

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