Images Dated 2020

Late afternoon light, just near dusk, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia

Lord Howe Island is a minuscule Australian island in the Tasman Sea east of the state of New South Wales. It's characterised by rocky volcanic and sandy beaches, subtropical forests and crystal clear aqua waters. It boasts the most southerly coral atoll in the world, where many fish and coral species are not found anywhere else. In the south, a trail winds up the cliff edge to soaring Mount Gower, with majestic sweeping views. Ned's Beach in the north has calm fish- and coral-rich waters. The island is home to huge seabird colonies, and is part of the Unesco world heritage system

© Southern Lightscapes

Stunning Australian outback sunset colours and with dead trees featured on Tandure Lake

Stunning Australian outback sunset colours and with dead trees featured on Tandure Lake / Lake Wetherill near Menindee and the Kinchega National Park in outback NSW. Australia.
The Menidee Lakes is a series of lakes which are part of a storage system from the Darling River located in the far west of NSW around the town of Menindee. These lakes supply water to the Broken Hill area and are located around 100km from Broken Hill.
Set in the stunning desert outback of NSW part of the area forms the Kinchega National Park

© Andrea Robinson

Martian Impact Crater

A dramatic, fresh impact crater dominates this image taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on Nov. 19, 2013.
The crater spans approximately 100 feet (30 meters) in diameter and is surrounded by a large, rayed blast zone. Because the terrain where the crater formed is dusty, the fresh crater appears blue in the enhanced color of the image, due to removal of the reddish dust in that area. Debris tossed outward during the formation of the crater is called ejecta. In examining ejecta's distribution, scientists can learn more about the impact event. The explosion that excavated this crater threw ejecta as far as 9.3 miles (15 kilometers)

© NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona