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Title:Earth Science Picture of the Day
Metadata Description:

Every day you can find a new image of an interesting or unusual aspect of the Earth's system on this Web site. Each image includes a description, when and where it occurred, and other information. Search the archive by keyword or browse by topic going back to 2000.

The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) is a collection of photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork that highlights the diverse processes and phenomena which shape the Earth and its inhabitants. Each day, a new image is featured with a brief caption, details about the image's production, information on the provider, and links to related websites. The collection is searchable by keyword, and previous images dating back to 2000 are stored in an archive.

Administered by the Universities Space Research Association, this website features a new fantastic image, picture, graphic, or artwork everyday dealing with an aspect of earth science. Visitors can find information about the featured phenomenon in the caption and from provided links. Archives dating back to September 2000 include images of Hurricane Andrew, Typhoon Bilis, Aorounga Impact Crater, and the Cheltenham Badlands. Visitors are encouraged to submit images, captions, and related links.

The Earth Science Picture of the Day is an image archive that is hosted by the Universities Space Research Association in association with NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center with a record of entries beginning September 2000. Each image is accompanied by a descriptive text and links to relevant supporting websites. Keyword searching is provided. Browsing by related fields includes: agriculture, astronomy, biology, chemistry, climatology, conservation, ecology, energy, engineering, genetics, geography, geology, history, hydrology, marine biology, mathematics, meteorology, modeling, oceanography, optics, paleontology, physics, plant science, policy and social sciences, public health, remote sensing, zoology. General topics include: carbon cycling clouds, currents, deep sea exploration, drought, earth, earthquakes, El Nino, La Nina, erosion and sedimentation, evolution of the earth, fires, floods, food chains, freshwater, glaciers, global change, human impact hurricanes impact phenomena, interior of the earth, legislation and regulation, life, lightning meteorites and comets, micro-organisms, modeling, moon, other planets, photosynthesis, plate tectonics, pollution, satellites, sky, snow and ice, space storm surges and tsunamis, storms, sun, technology, tornadoes, volcanoes, water, weather, and wetlands.

Resource Best Passage:Earth Science Picture of the Day Today's EPOD Archives Categories Contribute Photos Subscribe Earth Science Picture of the Day Each day a different image or photograph is featured, with an accompanying caption, which deals with various topics in Earth Science. About EPOD   |   FAQs   |   Contact Us  
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Date Published2002-01-01
Grade LevelElementary School
General Public
Graduate/Professional
Higher Education
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Middle School
Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Intended AudienceEducator
General Public
Learner
Languageen
Publisher / Resource ProviderEarth System Science Education (ESSE) Program, Universities Space Research Association (USRA)
Universities Space Research Association
Resource Formattext/html
Resource TypeAbstract
Audio/Visual
Collection
Dataset
Image
Image/Image Set
Map
Nonfiction Reference
Photograph
Reference Material
Remotely Sensed Data
Text
Rights InformationNASA images generally are not copyrighted. You may use NASA imagery, video and audio material for educational or informational purposes, including photo collections, textbooks, public exhibits and Internet Web pages. If the NASA material is to be used for commercial purposes, especially including advertisements, it must not explicitly or implicitly convey NASA's endorsement of commercial goods or services. If a NASA image includes an identifiable person, using the image for commercial purposes may infringe that person's right of privacy or publicity, and permission should be obtained from the person.
This product is free and clear for general use.
Subject Keyword(s)Astronomy
Atmospheric Science
Current Issues In Ess
Digital Image Archive
Earth Science
Earth Sciences
Earth Sciences -- Observations
Earth Sciences -- Study and Teaching
Earth Sciences -- Study and Teaching -- Audio-visual Aids.
Ecology
Education (general)
Environmental Science
Geography
Geology
Geoscience
Hydrology
Meteorology
Natural Hazards
Oceanography
Physical Geography
Physical Oceanography
Physical Sciences
Policy Issues
Remote Sensing (active and Passive)
Science
Science -- Earth Science
Space Science
Space Sciences
Technology