Template:Potd/2010-03

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Crepuscular rays, and their reflection at Mallard Lake in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

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English : Crepuscular rays, and their reflection at Mallard Lake in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

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A Carpenter ant (Camponotus herculeanus)

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English : A Carpenter ant (Camponotus herculeanus)

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The International Space Station as seen from the departing Space Shuttle Discovery during STS-119.

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English : The International Space Station as seen from the departing Space Shuttle Discovery during STS-119.

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Map of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia during the XIII century.

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English : Map of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia during the XIII century.

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Black Iguanas (Ctenosaura similis), one male with two females, in Barra Honda national park, Costa Rica.

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English : Black Iguanas (Ctenosaura similis), one male with two females, in Barra Honda national park, Costa Rica.

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The Scapegoat by William Holman Hunt (1827-1910)

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English : The Scapegoat by William Holman Hunt (1827-1910)

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Tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) in section.

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English : Tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) in section.

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Young Bondo girl is headcarrying goods to be sold on local weekly market in Indian state Chhattisgarh.

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English : Young Bondo girl is headcarrying goods to be sold on local weekly market in Indian state Chhattisgarh.

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Inachis io seen in Lill-Jansskogen, Stockholm, Sweden.

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English : Inachis io seen in Lill-Jansskogen, Stockholm, Sweden.

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A sculpture at Schloss Nordkirchen in Kreis Coesfeld, near Münster, Germany.

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English : A sculpture at Schloss Nordkirchen in Kreis Coesfeld, near Münster, Germany.

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A Dutch F-16 of the Solo Display Team on the landing approach during a training flight before the Air Show 2009 in Radom.

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English : A Dutch F-16 of the Solo Display Team on the landing approach during a training flight before the Air Show 2009 in Radom.

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Usain Bolt in celebration after his 100m victory at Beijing Olympics 2008. Literally seconds after Bolt crossed the line at the Beijing Olympic Games men's 100 meters to break the world record.

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English : Usain Bolt in celebration after his 100m victory at Beijing Olympics 2008. Literally seconds after Bolt crossed the line at the Beijing Olympic Games men's 100 meters to break the world record.

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A blind man carrying a deformed man on his back in the Levant.

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English : A blind man carrying a deformed man on his back in the Levant.

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P-51 Mustang in flight during an air show at Langley Air Force Base, in Virginia (USA).

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English : P-51 Mustang in flight during an air show at Langley Air Force Base, in Virginia (USA).

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A portrait of an Anser anser domesticus.

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English : A portrait of an Anser anser domesticus.

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Hrabovo, part of city Ružomberok, Slovakia

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English : Hrabovo, part of city Ružomberok, Slovakia

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An amazing vista of the Lagoon Nebula. The location of the image in relation to the rest of the Milky Way.

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English : An amazing vista of the Lagoon Nebula. The location of the image in relation to the rest of the Milky Way.

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"Study drawing shows the allegorical figure of Romance nude. She bends her head to read a book on her lap. Romance was one figure in a painting, The arts, in the north end lunette of the Southwest Gallery in the Library of Congress' Jefferson Building." Graphite drawing by Kenyon Cox.

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English : "Study drawing shows the allegorical figure of Romance nude. She bends her head to read a book on her lap. Romance was one figure in a painting, The arts, in the north end lunette of the Southwest Gallery in the Library of Congress' Jefferson Building." Graphite drawing by Kenyon Cox.

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Young muslim woman in the Thar desert near Jaisalmer, India.

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English : Young muslim woman in the Thar desert near Jaisalmer, India.

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Crocus vernus

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English : Crocus vernus

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The International Bahá'í Archives building, overlooking the Shrine of the Báb and the Port of Haifa.

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English : The International Bahá'í Archives building, overlooking the Shrine of the Báb and the Port of Haifa.

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The Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), the archetypal "wild duck" and probably the best-known and most recognizable of all ducks, is a dabbling duck which breeds throughout the temperate and sub-tropical areas of North America, Europe, Asia, New Zealand (where it is currently the most common duck species), and Australia.

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English : The Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), the archetypal "wild duck" and probably the best-known and most recognizable of all ducks, is a dabbling duck which breeds throughout the temperate and sub-tropical areas of North America, Europe, Asia, New Zealand (where it is currently the most common duck species), and Australia.

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The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform an airshow after the 2007 U.S. Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony May 30 in Colorado. The ceremony marks the culmination of four years at the academy and their transition from cadet to the Air Force's newest second lieutenants.

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English : The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform an airshow after the 2007 U.S. Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony May 30 in Colorado. The ceremony marks the culmination of four years at the academy and their transition from cadet to the Air Force's newest second lieutenants.

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This picture from the HiRISE camera on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows twisting dark trails criss-crossing light coloured terrain on the Martian surface. Newly formed trails like these had presented researchers with a tantalizing Martian mystery but are now known to be the work of miniature wind vortices known to occur on the red planet.

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English : This picture from the HiRISE camera on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows twisting dark trails criss-crossing light coloured terrain on the Martian surface. Newly formed trails like these had presented researchers with a tantalizing Martian mystery but are now known to be the work of miniature wind vortices known to occur on the red planet.

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Snake's Head Fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris) on Ljubljana marsh near Vrhnika, Slovenia.

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English : Snake's Head Fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris) on Ljubljana marsh near Vrhnika, Slovenia.

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Dew droplets on a dead insect found underground in the Roppe fortifications.

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English : Dew droplets on a dead insect found underground in the Roppe fortifications.

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Panoramic view of the old town of Cologne, Germany taken from the other side of the river Rhine

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English : Panoramic view of the old town of Cologne, Germany taken from the other side of the river Rhine

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The Macchu Picchu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site near Cusco in Peru, at twilight

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English : The Macchu Picchu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site near Cusco in Peru, at twilight

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A Roadside Hawk (Buteo magnirostris) perched in a tree in Goiás, Brazil.

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English : A Roadside Hawk (Buteo magnirostris) perched in a tree in Goiás, Brazil.

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The Milky Way arches across this 360-degree panorama of the night sky above the Paranal platform, home of ESO’s Very Large Telescope.

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English : The Milky Way arches across this 360-degree panorama of the night sky above the Paranal platform, home of ESO’s Very Large Telescope.

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An underground troop shelter (abri-caverne), near the Roppe fortifications.

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English : An underground troop shelter (abri-caverne), near the Roppe fortifications.

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