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Bathing ...by Beechams - Victorian era public domain image

Bathing ...by Beechams - Victorian era public domain image

Dressed in the popular ''sailor suits'', the children in this photograph seem to be enjoying themselves in the waves. Behind them are the wheeled bathing huts, which judging by the large advertising boards tha... More

A close up of a person's feet in mud. Feet sand beach

A close up of a person's feet in mud. Feet sand beach

A person's feet covered in mud in a park / A person's feet covered in mud at a festival / Public domain stock photo.

An island with a castle on top of it. Mont st michel island church, religion.

An island with a castle on top of it. Mont st michel island church, re...

French Castles: Free images of castles in France, available for commercial use, free download.

A painting of boats in a body of water. Clarkson stanfield landscape art.

A painting of boats in a body of water. Clarkson stanfield landscape a...

A painting of a boat in a body of water / A painting of boats in a river with a small town in the background / Public domain art photo.

A painting of a large wave in the ocean. Image woodblock printing woodcut.

A painting of a large wave in the ocean. Image woodblock printing wood...

The great wave off kanagawa / A painting of a large wave in the ocean / Public domain stock illustration.

Bathers at large ocean water slide

Bathers at large ocean water slide

Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage glass negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph colle... More

Koreshan Hattie L. Englert at the beach on Estero Island, Florida

Koreshan Hattie L. Englert at the beach on Estero Island, Florida

: 257655 ( http://257655 ) ..Local call number: KOR1771..Title: Koreshan Hattie L. Englert at the beach on Estero Island, Florida..Date: ca. 1910..Physical descrip: 1 photoprint - b&w. - 3 x 3 in...Series Title... More

Underwater images - Staghorn Coral

Underwater images - Staghorn Coral

Named for its resemblance to deer antlers, staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) is a branching coral with cylindrical branches that range in length from about an inch to more than 6.5 feet. It grows anywhere b... More

"Winter Bathing at Daytona Beach, Fla."

"Winter Bathing at Daytona Beach, Fla."

: 158453 ( http://158453 ) ..Local call number: PC0755..Title: "Winter Bathing at Daytona Beach, Fla."..Date: ca. 1920..Physical descrip: 1 postcard - col. - 9 x 14 cm...Series Title: Postcard Collection ( http... More

"Fishing in the Atlantic Ocean, End of Pier, Daytona Beach, Fla."

"Fishing in the Atlantic Ocean, End of Pier, Daytona Beach, Fla."

: 158432 ( http://158432 ) ..Local call number: PC0733..Title: "Fishing in the Atlantic Ocean, End of Pier, Daytona Beach, Fla."..Date: ca. 1920..Physical descrip: 1 postcard - col. - 9 x 14 cm...Series Title: ... More

Florida East Coast Railway bridge in the Florida Keys

Florida East Coast Railway bridge in the Florida Keys

: 165463 ( http://165463 ) ..Local call number: PHF161..Title: Florida East Coast Railway bridge in the Florida Keys..Date: ca. 1925..Physical descrip: 1 photoprint - b&w - 8 x 10 in...Series Title: William A. ... More

GREAT HEAD (IDLE-HOUR) - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

GREAT HEAD (IDLE-HOUR) - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

ROCK WALL ALONG WATER. BOAT ON WATER. Public domain photograph of a boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, water way, maritime architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sponge diver entering the water near Tarpon Springs, Florida

Sponge diver entering the water near Tarpon Springs, Florida

: 245467 ( http://245467 ) ..Local call number: JJS0495..Title: Sponge diver entering the water near Tarpon Springs, Florida..Date: ca. 1945..Physical descrip: 1 transparency - col. - 4 x 5 in...Series Title: J... More

Seven Mile Bridge, Florida Keys

Seven Mile Bridge, Florida Keys

Local call number: JJS0131..Title: Seven Mile Bridge, Florida Keys..Date: ca. 1955..Physical descrip: 1 transparency - col. - 4 x 5 in...Series Title: Joseph Janney Steinmetz Collection ( http://floridamemory.c... More

Santa Claus at Panama City Beach, Florida

Santa Claus at Panama City Beach, Florida

Local call number: C024183..Title: Santa Claus at Panama City Beach, Florida..Date: December 1956..Photographer: Francis P. Johnson ( http://www.floridamemory.com/solr-search/results/?q=collection:"Florida Phot... More

Big Sur, Central Coast California

Big Sur, Central Coast California

: 246432 ( http://246432 ) ..Local call number: JJS1008..Title: Big Sur, Central Coast California..Date: ca. 1960..Physical descrip: 1 transparency - col. - 5 x 4 in...Series Title: Joseph Janney Steinmetz Coll... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From the deck of Liberty Star, one of two KSC solid rocket booster recovery ships, a crane lowers a one-man submarine into the ocean near Cape Canaveral, Fla. Called DeepWorker 2000, the sub is being tested on its ability to duplicate the sometimes hazardous job United Space Alliance (USA) divers perform to recover the expended boosters in the ocean after a launch. The boosters splash down in an impact area about 140 miles east of Jacksonville and after recovery are towed back to KSC for refurbishment by the specially rigged recovery ships. DeepWorker 2000 will be used in a demonstration during retrieval operations after the upcoming STS-101 launch. The submarine pilot will demonstrate capabilities to cut tangled parachute riser lines using a manipulator arm and attach a Diver Operator Plug to extract water and provide flotation for the booster. DeepWorker 2000 was built by Nuytco Research Ltd., North Vancouver, British Columbia. It is 8.25 feet long, 5.75 feet high, and weighs 3,800 pounds. USA is a prime contractor to NASA for the Space Shuttle program KSC-00padig014

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From the deck of Liberty Star, one of tw...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From the deck of Liberty Star, one of two KSC solid rocket booster recovery ships, a crane lowers a one-man submarine into the ocean near Cape Canaveral, Fla. Called DeepWorker 200... More

Family building a sandcastle at the beach near Sarasota, Florida

Family building a sandcastle at the beach near Sarasota, Florida

: 245230 ( http://245230 ) ..Local call number: JJS0215..Title: Family building a sandcastle at the beach near Sarasota, Florida..Date: ca. 1960..Physical descrip: 1 transparency - col. - 5 x 4 in...Series Titl... More

Sea-oats on the beach in Sarasota, Florida

Sea-oats on the beach in Sarasota, Florida

: 245254 ( http://245254 ) ...Local call number: JJS0335...Title: Sea-oats on the beach in Sarasota, Florida...Date: ca. 1970...Physical descrip: 1 transparency - col. - 60 mm....Series Title: Joseph Janney Ste... More

Bird's eye view of the beach near Sarasota, Florida

Bird's eye view of the beach near Sarasota, Florida

: 245253 ( http://245253 ) ..Local call number: JJS0336..Title: Bird's eye view of the beach near Sarasota, Florida..Date: ca. 1970..Physical descrip: 1 transparency - col. - 60 mm...Series Title: Joseph Janney... More

View of cold water eddies in Falkland Current off southern Argentina

View of cold water eddies in Falkland Current off southern Argentina

SL4-137-3608 (14 Dec. 1973) --- A view of cold water eddies in the Falkland Current off the South Atlantic coast of southern Argentina as seen from the Skylab space station in Earth orbit. This picture was take... More

S74-17742 (8 Feb. 1974) --- The Skylab 4 Command Module bobs in an apex-down configuration (stable two) in the calm water of the Pacific Ocean 176 miles southwest of San Diego, California, following a successful splashdown and 84-day mission in Earth orbit. Photo credit: NASA s74-17742

S74-17742 (8 Feb. 1974) --- The Skylab 4 Command Module bobs in an ape...

S74-17742 (8 Feb. 1974) --- The Skylab 4 Command Module bobs in an apex-down configuration (stable two) in the calm water of the Pacific Ocean 176 miles southwest of San Diego, California, following a successfu... More

Shrimp boat procession during fleet blessing ceremony: Key West, Florida

Shrimp boat procession during fleet blessing ceremony: Key West, Flori...

Local call number: DM2802..Title: Shrimp boat procession during fleet blessing ceremony: Key West, Florida..Date: ca. 1975..General Note: La Manda Louise in the foreground...Physical descrip: 1 photonegative - ... More

Global Sea Surface Temperature. NASA public domain image colelction.

Global Sea Surface Temperature. NASA public domain image colelction.

This illustration of Earth's sea surface temperature was obtained from two weeks of infrared observations by the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), an instrument on board NOAA-7 during July 1984.... More

181222-N-PH222-1980 VISAKHAPATNAM, INDIA (Dec. 22,

181222-N-PH222-1980 VISAKHAPATNAM, INDIA (Dec. 22,

181222-N-PH222-1980 VISAKHAPATNAM, INDIA (Dec. 22, 2018) Left to right, Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Jankola, Defense Attaché, Capt. Dennis Jacko, commanding officer of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship ... More

A crane aboard the U.S. Air Force missile recovery ship (MR-85 1603) lifts a Firebee drone from the ocean. The drone landed in the water after completion of a mission as a target for aircraft participaing in the air-to-air combat training exercise William Tell '82

A crane aboard the U.S. Air Force missile recovery ship (MR-85 1603) l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '82 State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Michael Creen Relea... More

An air-to-air left side view of an SH-3 Sea King helicopter from Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 6 (HS-6) hovering over the ocean prior to launching a torpedo. A dipping sonar unit is suspended in the water below the helicopter

An air-to-air left side view of an SH-3 Sea King helicopter from Helic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Brock Smith Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Aerial view of Fort Jefferson: Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, Florida

Aerial view of Fort Jefferson: Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, Florida

Local call number: DM0687..Title: Aerial view of Fort Jefferson: Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, Florida..Date: January 1984..Physical descrip: 1 slide - col...Series Title: Dale M. McDonald Collection ( http://flori... More

Supplies are airdropped into the water during Exercise OCEAN VENTURE '84

Supplies are airdropped into the water during Exercise OCEAN VENTURE '...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '84 Country: Caribbean Sea Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

A Teledyne Ryan technician rinses sea water from a BQM-34 Firebee I drone after its recovery from the ocean

A Teledyne Ryan technician rinses sea water from a BQM-34 Firebee I dr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wallace Air Station Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Daniel C. Perez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Seaplane on the beach at Fort Jefferson: Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, Florida

Seaplane on the beach at Fort Jefferson: Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, Flo...

Local call number: DM0252..Title: Seaplane on the beach at Fort Jefferson: Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, Florida..Date: August 1985..Physical descrip: 1 slide - col...Series Title: Dale M. McDonald Collection ( htt... More

The battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) takes water over the bow while underway in heavy seas during exercise Ocean Safari '85

The battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) takes water over the bow while underwa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN SAFARI '85 Country: North Atlantic Ocean Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jeff Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

The battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) takes water over the bow while underway in heavy seas during Operation Ocean Safari '85

The battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) takes water over the bow while underwa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN SAFARI '85 Country: North Atlantic Ocean Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Clisso Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Charter boats heading out for the Key West Marlin Tournament

Charter boats heading out for the Key West Marlin Tournament

Local call number: DM0497..Title: Charter boats heading out for the Key West Marlin Tournament ..Date: October 1986..Physical descrip: 1 slide - col...Series Title: Dale M. McDonald Collection ( id=28 ) ..Repos... More

Crew members prepare to lower an acoustical device into the water from the ocean minesweeper USS ILLUSIVE (MSO 448) during a training exercise. The ILLUSIVE is one of three minesweepers being towed to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

Crew members prepare to lower an acoustical device into the water from...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Illusive (MSO 448) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 C. Duvall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A minesweeping float, also known as a"pig,"is towed through the water druing a training exercise. The ocean minesweeper USS FEARLESS (MSO 442) is in the background. The FEARLESS is one of three minesweepers being towed to the Persian Gulf by the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53) to support US Navy escort operations

A minesweeping float, also known as a"pig,"is towed through the water ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 C. Duvall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crew members hoist an acoustical device from the water onto the ocean minesweeper USS ILLUSIVE (MSO 448) during a training exercise. The ILLUSIVE is one of three minesweepers being towed to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

Crew members hoist an acoustical device from the water onto the ocean ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Illusive (MSO 448) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 C. Duvall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crew members prepare to lower an acoustical device into the water from the ocean minesweeper USS ILLUSIVE (MSO 448) during a training exercise. The ILLUSIVE is one of three minesweepers being towed to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

Crew members prepare to lower an acoustical device into the water from...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Illusive (MSO 448) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 C. Duvall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crew members lower an acoustical device into the water from the ocean minesweeper USS ILLUSIVE (MSO 448) during a training exercise. The ILLUSIVE is one of three minesweepers being towed to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

Crew members lower an acoustical device into the water from the ocean ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Illusive (MSO 448) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 C. Duvall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Two Marines direct streams of water over the side as they familiarize themselves with the firefighting equipment aboard the aviation logistic ship USNS WRIGHT (T-AVB 3) during exercise OCEAN VENTURE '88

Two Marines direct streams of water over the side as they familiarize ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Country: Caribbean Sea Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

An LCM-8 mechanized landing craft is lowered into the water by a crane aboard the maritime pre-positioning ship PFC. EUGENE A. OBREGON (T-AK 3006) during exercise OCEAN VENTURE '88. The maritime pre-positioning ship SGT. MATEJ KOCAK (T-AK 3005) is at right

An LCM-8 mechanized landing craft is lowered into the water by a crane...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

Crew members aboard the ocean minesweeper USS CONQUEST (MSO 488) in the Persian Gulf prepare to transfer a remotely-operated underwater television camera into the water

Crew members aboard the ocean minesweeper USS CONQUEST (MSO 488) in th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Conquest (MSO 488) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mike Harnar, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crew members aboard the ocean minesweeper USS CONQUEST (MSO 488) in the Persian Gulf, prepare to transfer a remotely-operated underwater television camera into the water

Crew members aboard the ocean minesweeper USS CONQUEST (MSO 488) in th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Conquest (MSO 488) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mike Harnar, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A remotely-operated underwater television camera is lowered into the water from the ocean minesweeper USS CONQUEST (MSO 488) in the Persian Gulf

A remotely-operated underwater television camera is lowered into the w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mike Harnar, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crew members aboard the ocean minesweeper USS CONQUEST (MSO 488) in the Persian Gulf, prepare to transfer a remotely-operated underwater television camera into the water

Crew members aboard the ocean minesweeper USS CONQUEST (MSO 488) in th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Conquest (MSO 488) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mike Harnar, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crewmen on the stern of the ocean minesweeper USS CONSTANT (MS0-427) use a winch to lower the Super Sea Rover mine locator vehicle into the water alongside the pier. Five inert mines are hung from the CONSTANT's stern

Crewmen on the stern of the ocean minesweeper USS CONSTANT (MS0-427) u...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Mike Flynn Release Status... More

Crewmen wearing nuclear-biological-chemical warfare gear open a water tight door to investigate a compartment aboard the aircraft carrier USS FORRESTAL (CV 59) during Exercise TEAM WORK 88 in the North Atlantic Ocean

Crewmen wearing nuclear-biological-chemical warfare gear open a water ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM WORK 88 Base: USS Forrestal (CV 59) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mays, USN Release Status: ... More

Cabanas near the Riviera Beach Pier

Cabanas near the Riviera Beach Pier

Local call number: K893789..Title: Cabanas near the Riviera Beach Pier..Date: 1989..Photographer: Milo H. Stewart III ( http://floridamemory.com/solr-search/results/?q=collection:"Florida Photographic Collectio... More

An Air Force HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter shows the effects of its crash into the ocean as it is hauled out of water by a crane aboard the Japanese salvage ship SHIN TATSU MARU. The helicopter which went down 5.6 miles off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, is being recovered by a joint US/Japanese salvage team

An Air Force HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter shows the effects of i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Donald S. Mcmichael Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A worker aboard the Japanese salvage ship SHIN TATSU MARU signals to the crane operator as an Air Force HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter is hoisted from the ocean 5.6 miles off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. The recovery of the helicopter, which crashed during a night training mission and sank into 1,800 feet of water, is a joint U.S./Japanese effort

A worker aboard the Japanese salvage ship SHIN TATSU MARU signals to t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Donald S. Mcmichael Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Divers from the 1730th Pararescue Squadron watches events above the surface while another just beneath the surface monitors the progress of an Air Force HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter that is being raised from 1,800 feet of water. The helicopter, which crashed into the ocean 5.6 miles off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, is being recovered by a joint U.S./Japanese salvage team

Divers from the 1730th Pararescue Squadron watches events above the su...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Donald S. Mcmichael Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

Sunset at Bradenton Beach, Florida

Sunset at Bradenton Beach, Florida

Local call number: COM06100..Title: Sunset at Bradenton Beach, Florida..Date: ca. 1990..Physical descrip: 1 slide - col...Series Title: Department of Commerce Collection ( http://floridamemory.com/photographic... More

Surfers at the Canaveral Pier in Cocoa Beach

Surfers at the Canaveral Pier in Cocoa Beach

Local call number: COM06330..Title: Surfers at the Canaveral Pier in Cocoa Beach..Date: ca. 1990..Physical descrip: 1 slide - col...Series Title: Department of Commerce Collection ( http://floridamemory.com/ph... More

S36-86-004 - STS-036 - Earth observations of sunglint over an ocean taken during the STS-36 mission

S36-86-004 - STS-036 - Earth observations of sunglint over an ocean ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: This interesting and well composed view of open ocean, sunglint and clouds, location unknown, illustrates the reflective nature of water. Smooth water s... More

S36-86-006 - STS-036 - Earth observations of sunglint over an ocean taken during the STS-36 mission

S36-86-006 - STS-036 - Earth observations of sunglint over an ocean ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: This interesting and well composed view of open ocean, sunglint and clouds, location unknown, illustrates the reflective nature of water. Smooth water s... More

S36-86-005 - STS-036 - Earth observations of sunglint over an ocean taken during the STS-36 mission

S36-86-005 - STS-036 - Earth observations of sunglint over an ocean ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: This interesting and well composed view of open ocean, sunglint and clouds, location unknown, illustrates the reflective nature of water. Smooth water s... More

Water level markings on the hull indicate the depth of immersion of the heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. The vessel will be used to transport ocean minesweepers and other equipment to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

Water level markings on the hull indicate the depth of immersion of th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper... More

Water level markings on the hull indicate the depth of immersion of the heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. The vessel will be used to transport ocean minesweepers and other equipment to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

Water level markings on the hull indicate the depth of immersion of th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper... More

Range : 50,000 miles This multispectral map of Australia, and surrounding seas was obtained by the Galileo spacecraft's Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer shortly after closest approach. The image shows various ocean, land and atmospheric cloud features as they appear in three of the 408 infrared colors or wavelengths sensed by the instrument. The wavelength of 0.873 micron, represented as blue in the photo, shows regions of enhanced liquid water absorption, i.e. the Pacific and Indian oceans. The 0.984-micron band, represented as red, shows areas of enhanced ground reflection as on the Australian continent. This wavelength is also s ensitive to the reflectivity of relatively thick clouds. The 0.939-micron wavelength, shown as green, is a strong water-vapor-absorbing band, and is used to accentuate clouds lying above the strongly absorbing lower atmosphere. When mixed with the red indicator of cloud reflection, the green produces a yellowish hue; this indicates thick clouds. The distinctive purplish color off the northeast coast marks the unusually shallow waters of the Great Barrier Reef and the Coral Sea. Here the blue denoting water absorption combines with the red denoting reflection from coral and surface marine organisms to produce thiss unusual color. The Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS) on the Galileo spacecraft is a combines mapping (imaging) and spectral instrument. It can sense 408 contiguous wavelengths from 0.7 micron (deep red) to 5.2 microns, and can construct a map or image by mechanical scanning. It can spectroscopically analyze atmospheres and surfaces and construct thermal and chemical maps. ARC-1990-AC91-2010

Range : 50,000 miles This multispectral map of Australia, and surroun...

Range : 50,000 miles This multispectral map of Australia, and surrounding seas was obtained by the Galileo spacecraft's Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer shortly after closest approach. The image shows vario... More

Freddy Cabanas in his Waco bi-plane over Key West

Freddy Cabanas in his Waco bi-plane over Key West

Local call number: DM0436..Title: Freddy Cabanas in his Waco bi-plane over Key West..Date: January 1991..Physical descrip: 1 slide - col...Series Title: Dale M. McDonald Collection ( http://floridamemory.com/ph... More

Art By: Don Davis Artist's concept of a catastrophic asteroid impact with the Earth Super-impacts (shown here) on the early Earth 3.5 billion years ago, may have wiped out life completely more than once. Medium impacts would have vaporized upper ocean layers destroying origin-of-life process. Some life may have survived at med-ocean ridges under thousands of feet of water. Revised history for the origin-of -life on Earth has been devoloped from new findings about the frequency and sizes of colossal impacts on our planet. The work was done by Bern Oberbeck and Dr. Kevin Azhnle. of NASA's Ames Research Center. ARC-1991-AC91-0193

Art By: Don Davis Artist's concept of a catastrophic asteroid impact w...

Art By: Don Davis Artist's concept of a catastrophic asteroid impact with the Earth Super-impacts (shown here) on the early Earth 3.5 billion years ago, may have wiped out life completely more than once. Mediu... More

Internal Waves, Western Indian Ocean

Internal Waves, Western Indian Ocean

STS044-79-077 (24 Nov.-1 Dec. 1991) --- This photograph, captured from the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Atlantis, shows sunglint pattern in the western tropical Indian Ocean. Several large internal waves reflec... More

A Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopters flies overhead as the ocean minesweeper USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-449) patrols the water as part of a minesweeping drill during Operation Desert Shield

A Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) MH-53E Sea Drago...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHAN C. T. Bolden Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

A Mark 105 electro-magnetic influencing device is towed through the water near Atlantic Beach, N.C., by an MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter during a joint military exercise called OCEAN VENTURE '92

A Mark 105 electro-magnetic influencing device is towed through the wa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '92 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 William G. Davis Iii Release Status: Released to P... More

An M-998 high mobility mult-purpose wheeled vehicle, foreground, an M-50A3 water tanker truck and other equipment are positioned on the beach during Joint Logistics Over the Shore (JLOTS) training, part of exercise Ocean Venture '92

An M-998 high mobility mult-purpose wheeled vehicle, foreground, an M-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '92 State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Sammons Relea... More

A student diver in the second class diver course enters the water from the stern of a diving tender for an ocean dive to 130 feet. The second class diver course is held at Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado, Calif

A student diver in the second class diver course enters the water from...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean(POC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Jonathan Annis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The fleet ocean tug USNS NAVAJO (T-ATF-169) tows the combat stores ship USS WHITE PLAINS (AFS-4) toward the water after heavy winds from Typhoon Omar broke the vessel from its mooring when the storm passed through the area on August 28th. The White Plains then dragged its anchor across Apra Harbor and ran aground at Polaris Point

The fleet ocean tug USNS NAVAJO (T-ATF-169) tows the combat stores shi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Gay Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

Bahamas. NASA public domain image colelction.

Bahamas. NASA public domain image colelction.

The light blue shallow water platforms of the Bahamas, (24.0N, 77.0W) which are separated by very deep dark blue channels make for a striking scene. In the foreground is Andros Island and in the background are ... More

Equatorial Wave Line, Pacific Ocean

Equatorial Wave Line, Pacific Ocean

STS054-95-042 (13-19 Jan 1993) --- The Equatorial Pacific Ocean is represented in this 70mm view. The international oceanographic research community is presently conducting a program called Joint Global Ocean ... More

A U.S. Navy diver descends into the water off the coast of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, during the joint service Exercise Ocean Venture '93

A U.S. Navy diver descends into the water off the coast of St. Croix, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '93 Country: Caribbean Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Dv) Glen Hurd Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Marines of the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion move inflatable assault boats into the water to begin a mission during the joint service exercise Ocean Venture '93

Marines of the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion move inflatable assault bo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '93 Base: Visques Island Country: Puerto Rico (PRI) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Erik J. Reynolds, USN Release S... More

Strait of Gibraltar as seen from STS-60

Strait of Gibraltar as seen from STS-60

STS060-88-070 (3-11 Feb 1994) --- This view shows sunglint in the Strait of Gibralter. In this photograph a high pressure atmospheric system over the Iberian Peninsula has set the conditions for seeing a plank... More

Earth observations from STS-62 flight

Earth observations from STS-62 flight

STS062-85-031 (4-18 March 1994) --- The shallow platforms (bright blue) and deep channels (dark blue) of the Bahamas provide a striking visual from space. On a finer scale, delicate patterns are created by the... More

Environmental Images (Water, Beaches, Sea Gulls, Lighthouse, Geese) - 9/18/2003

Environmental Images (Water, Beaches, Sea Gulls, Lighthouse, Geese) - ...

Digital Photographs Relating to the Environment Public domain photograph of a lighthouse, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A US Coast Guard Crewman takes a water sample on board Coast Guard Utility Boat #41395, during small boat operations at the US Coast Guard Station, East Moriches, Long Island. Divers from the New York City and State Police prepare to board other similar craft during search and recovery operations near the TWA Flight 800 Crash site. TWA flight 800 crahed in the Atlantic Ocean off Long Island, New York, on July 17, 1996

A US Coast Guard Crewman takes a water sample on board Coast Guard Uti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Moriches Inlet State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Charles L. Withrow, USN Release Status: ... More

Scientists embarked on board the U.S. Navys attack submarine USS POGY (SSN 647), lower a Nisken Bottle through a hole in the Arctic Ice to collect deep water samples. The U.S. Navys attack submarine USS POGY (SSN 647) returned to Hawaii, on Tuesday, November 12, after a 45-day research mission to the North Pole. The second of five planned deployments through the year 2000, USS POGY embarked a team of researchers led by Mr. Ray Sambrotto of Columbia University. During the several thousand mile trek, the submarine collected data on the chemical, biological, and physical properties of the Arctic Ocean, and conducted experiments in geophysics, ice mechanics, pollution detection, and other ...

Scientists embarked on board the U.S. Navys attack submarine USS POGY ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Scientists embarked on board the U.S. Navys attack submarine USS POGY (SSN 647), lower a Nisken Bottle through a hole in the Ar... More

Earth observations taken from Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-80 mission

Earth observations taken from Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-80 mis...

STS080-742-070 (19 Nov.-7 Dec. 1996) --- A view of the Tongue of the Ocean in the Bahama Islands east of Florida. The lines leading from the flat bottom of the Great Bahama Bank, leading into the Tongue, are c... More

STAFF Sergeant C. S. Mears and STAFF Sergeant Allen manipulate a M149A1 Water Trailer aboard the MV Villars, a Swiss ocean going ferry, at the Norwegian port of Valsneset. All equipment loaded here had been pulled from the caves located in the Trondheim region of central Norway; and is on its way to Estonia for BALTIC CHALLENGE '97, a Partnership for Peace (PfP) exercise. The US Marine Corps has equipment stored in Norway, as part of the Norway Air-Landed Marine Expeditionary Brigade (NALMEB) Prepositioning Program. The NALMEB program contains equipment and 30 days of supplies to support a 13,000 person Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF). The Government of Norway is the on site...

STAFF Sergeant C. S. Mears and STAFF Sergeant Allen manipulate a M149A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: STAFF Sergeant C. S. Mears and STAFF Sergeant Allen manipulate a M149A1 Water Trailer aboard the MV Villars, a Swiss ocean going... More

The Steam Ship PETERSBURG, a US Navy tanker ship, sits in the ocean while the sailors prepare a single anchor leg mooring system (SALM) for sinking, just outside of the Port of Pohang in Korea, on Oct. 21, 1998. The PETERSBURG is the main player in an exercise that will allow the ship to pump petroleum products to the shore line in support of Foal Eagle '98. For the Foal Eagle exercise, only fresh water will be pumped through the ocean. Foal Eagle '98 is a deployment exercise that takes place once a year in Korea

The Steam Ship PETERSBURG, a US Navy tanker ship, sits in the ocean wh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOALEAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Pusan Harbor Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Joel C. Miller Release ... More

A large role of hoses await their use on the Steam Ship PETERSBURG, a U.S. Navy tanker ship at sea just outside of the Port of Pohang in the Republic of Korea, Oct. 21, 1998. The PETERSBURG is the main player in an exercise that will use these hoses to pump petroleum products to the shore line in support of Foal Eagle '98. For the Foal Eagle exercise, only fresh water will be pumped through the ocean. Foal Eagle '98 is a deployment exercise that takes place once a year in Korea

A large role of hoses await their use on the Steam Ship PETERSBURG, a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Pusan Harbor Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Joel C. Miller Release... More

A crew member of the Steam Ship PETERSBURG, a US Navy tanker ship, uses a machine to give some slack in a rope used to hold a single anchor leg mooring system (SALM) next to the ship just outside of the Port of Pohang in the Republic of Korea, on Oct. 21, 1998. The PETERSBURG is the main player in an exercise that will allow the ship to pump petroleum products to the shore line in support of Foal Eagle '98. For the Foal Eagle exercise, only fresh water will be pumped through the ocean. Foal Eagle '98 is a deployment exercise that takes place once a year in Korea

A crew member of the Steam Ship PETERSBURG, a US Navy tanker ship, use...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Pusan Harbor Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Joel C. Miller Release... More

Water is used to condition a large hose on the Steam Ship PETERSBURG, a US Navy tanker ship at sea just outside of the Port of Pohang in the Republic of Korea, on Oct. 21, 1998. The PETERSBURG is the main player in an exercise that will use the hose to pump petroleum products to the shore line in support of Foal Eagle '98. For the Foal Eagle exercise, only fresh water will be pumped through the ocean. Foal Eagle '98 is a deployment exercise that takes place once a year in Korea

Water is used to condition a large hose on the Steam Ship PETERSBURG, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Pusan Harbor Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Joel C. Miller Release... More

Marines of 2D Reconnaissance Battalion retrieve Marines in the water who practiced landing in the ocean with parachutes around the beach area of Fort Walton Beach. The 2D Reconnaissance Marines have been deployed to Hurlbert Field, Florida for two-week long dive and land maneuvers training exercise. The retrievals were done using Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft (CRRC)

Marines of 2D Reconnaissance Battalion retrieve Marines in the water w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Walton Beach State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Carl L. Kalamon, Usmc Release Status: ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A female red-breasted merganser paddles in the rippled water of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which shares a boundary with the Kennedy Space Center. Male mergansers have a green head, gray sides, white neck ring and rusty breast. One of three mergansers commonly found on salt water, it ranges from northern lakes and tundra ponds, wintering principally on the ocean and in salt bays. The 92,000-acre refuge is a habitat for more than 310 species of birds, 25 mammals, 117 fishes and 65 amphibians and reptiles. The marshes and open water of the refuge also provide wintering areas for 23 species of migratory waterfowl, as well as a year-round home for great blue herons, great egrets, wood storks, cormorants, brown pelicans and other species of marsh and shore birds KSC-99pp0247

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A female red-breasted merganser paddles ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A female red-breasted merganser paddles in the rippled water of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which shares a boundary with the Kennedy Space Center. Male mergansers ... More

Sunset - Unites States Coast Guard Photo

Sunset - Unites States Coast Guard Photo

Sunset from aboard a U.S. Coast Guard cutter on patrol. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO

A US Marine from the 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan, holds on to the left side of a Mark V Zodiac raft as he scuba dives in the ocean to practice navigational skills under water. US Marine Corporal Bragg, from Headquarters Service Battalion, stays on the surface in case of emergency during cold water training exercises at Iwakuni, Japan

A US Marine from the 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Di...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: 5TH FORCE RECON COLD WATER TRAINING Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL R... More

Aircrews from the 20th Special Operations Squadron

Aircrews from the 20th Special Operations Squadron

Aircrews from the 20th Special Operations Squadron and 9th SOS prepare CV-22 Ospreys and an MC-130J Commando II for takeoff during Emerald Warrior/Trident at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., January 24, ... More

An MC-130J Commando II sits on the flight line before

An MC-130J Commando II sits on the flight line before

An MC-130J Commando II sits on the flight line before takeoff during Emerald Warrior/Trident at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., January 21, 2019. Emerald Warrior/Trident is the largest joint special ope... More

An aircrew from the 9th Special Operations Squadron

An aircrew from the 9th Special Operations Squadron

An aircrew from the 9th Special Operations Squadron perform preflight inspections in an MC-130J Commando II during Emerald Warrior/Trident at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., January 19, 2019. Emerald Wa... More

181222-N-PH222-1835 VISAKHAPATNAM, INDIA (Dec. 22,

181222-N-PH222-1835 VISAKHAPATNAM, INDIA (Dec. 22,

181222-N-PH222-1835 VISAKHAPATNAM, INDIA (Dec. 22, 2018) Capt. Dennis Jacko, from Sayerville, N.J., right, commanding officer of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23), give... More

U.S. Army Capt. Ryan Gibbons, 9th Special Operations

U.S. Army Capt. Ryan Gibbons, 9th Special Operations

U.S. Army Capt. Ryan Gibbons, 9th Special Operations Squadron pilot, performs preflight checks in an MC-130J Commando II before takeoff during Emerald Warrior/Trident at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway, a mother dolphin guides her baby through the water to search for food. Next to them on a rock is an osprey eating a fish. Dolphins inhabit the waters around Kennedy Space Center, along with many different species of oceanic and lagoon fish and shellfish. Mosquito Lagoon to the north, Banana River and Creek to the south and the Indian River to the west make up a special type of estuary called a lagoon, a body of water separated from the ocean by barrier islands, with limited exchange with the ocean through inlets. The Lagoon varies in width from ½ mile to 5 miles and averages only 3 feet in depth. Nearly one-third of the nation's manatee population lives here or migrates through the Lagoon seasonally. The lagoon also has one of the most diverse bird populations anywhere in America KSC00pp0191

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle As...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway, a mother dolphin guides her baby through the water to search for food. Next to them on a rock is... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway, a mother dolphin guides her baby through the water to search for food. Dolphins inhabit the waters around Kennedy Space Center, along with many different species of oceanic and lagoon fish and shellfish. Mosquito Lagoon to the north, Banana River and Creek to the south and the Indian River to the west make up a special type of estuary called a lagoon, a body of water separated from the ocean by barrier islands, with limited exchange with the ocean through inlets. The Indian River Lagoon has one of the most diverse bird populations anywhere in America. Also, nearly one-third of the nation's manatee population lives here or migrates through the lagoon seasonally. The lagoon varies in width from ½ mile to 5 miles and averages only 3 feet in depth KSC00pp0193

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle As...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway, a mother dolphin guides her baby through the water to search for food. Dolphins inhabit the wate... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway, a mother dolphin guides her baby through the water to search for food. Next to them on a rock is an osprey eating a fish. Dolphins inhabit the waters around Kennedy Space Center, along with many different species of oceanic and lagoon fish and shellfish. Mosquito Lagoon to the north, Banana River and Creek to the south and the Indian River to the west make up a special type of estuary called a lagoon, a body of water separated from the ocean by barrier islands, with limited exchange with the ocean through inlets. The Lagoon varies in width from ½ mile to 5 miles and averages only 3 feet in depth. Nearly one-third of the nation's manatee population lives here or migrates through the Lagoon seasonally. The lagoon also has one of the most diverse bird populations anywhere in America KSC-00pp0191

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle As...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway, a mother dolphin guides her baby through the water to search for food. Next to them on a rock is... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway, a mother dolphin guides her baby through the water to search for food. Dolphins inhabit the waters around Kennedy Space Center, along with many different species of oceanic and lagoon fish and shellfish. Mosquito Lagoon to the north, Banana River and Creek to the south and the Indian River to the west make up a special type of estuary called a lagoon, a body of water separated from the ocean by barrier islands, with limited exchange with the ocean through inlets. The Lagoon varies in width from ½ mile to 5 miles and averages only 3 feet in depth. Nearly one-third of the nation's manatee population lives here or migrates through the Lagoon seasonally KSC-00pp0190

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle As...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway, a mother dolphin guides her baby through the water to search for food. Dolphins inhabit the wate... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway, a mother dolphin guides her baby through the water to search for food. Dolphins inhabit the waters around Kennedy Space Center, along with many different species of oceanic and lagoon fish and shellfish. Mosquito Lagoon to the north, Banana River and Creek to the south and the Indian River to the west make up a special type of estuary called a lagoon, a body of water separated from the ocean by barrier islands, with limited exchange with the ocean through inlets. The Lagoon varies in width from ½ mile to 5 miles and averages only 3 feet in depth. Nearly one-third of the nation's manatee population lives here or migrates through the Lagoon seasonally KSC00pp0190

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle As...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway, a mother dolphin guides her baby through the water to search for food. Dolphins inhabit the wate... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A dolphin glides through the water looking for fish in the turn basin, which is located east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway. Dolphins inhabit the waters, known as the Indian River Lagoon, around Kennedy Space Center, along with many different species of oceanic and lagoon fish and shellfish. Mosquito Lagoon to the north, Banana River and Creek to the south and the Indian River to the west make up a special type of estuary called a lagoon, a body of water separated from the ocean by barrier islands, with limited exchange with the ocean through inlets. The Indian River Lagoon has one of the most diverse bird populations anywhere in America. Also, nearly one-third of the nation's manatee population lives here or migrates through the lagoon seasonally. The lagoon varies in width from ½ mile to 5 miles and averages only 3 feet in depth KSC00pp0194

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A dolphin glides through the water looki...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A dolphin glides through the water looking for fish in the turn basin, which is located east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway. Dolphins inhabit the water... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A dolphin glides through the water looking for fish in the turn basin, which is located east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway. Dolphins inhabit the waters, known as the Indian River Lagoon, around Kennedy Space Center, along with many different species of oceanic and lagoon fish and shellfish. Mosquito Lagoon to the north, Banana River and Creek to the south and the Indian River to the west make up a special type of estuary called a lagoon, a body of water separated from the ocean by barrier islands, with limited exchange with the ocean through inlets. The Indian River Lagoon has one of the most diverse bird populations anywhere in America. Also, nearly one-third of the nation's manatee population lives here or migrates through the lagoon seasonally. The lagoon varies in width from ½ mile to 5 miles and averages only 3 feet in depth KSC-00pp0194

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A dolphin glides through the water looki...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A dolphin glides through the water looking for fish in the turn basin, which is located east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway. Dolphins inhabit the water... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway, a mother dolphin guides her baby through the water to search for food. Dolphins inhabit the waters around Kennedy Space Center, along with many different species of oceanic and lagoon fish and shellfish. Mosquito Lagoon to the north, Banana River and Creek to the south and the Indian River to the west make up a special type of estuary called a lagoon, a body of water separated from the ocean by barrier islands, with limited exchange with the ocean through inlets. The Indian River Lagoon has one of the most diverse bird populations anywhere in America. Also, nearly one-third of the nation's manatee population lives here or migrates through the lagoon seasonally. The lagoon varies in width from ½ mile to 5 miles and averages only 3 feet in depth KSC-00pp0193

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle As...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway, a mother dolphin guides her baby through the water to search for food. Dolphins inhabit the wate... More

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