Acquired June 4, 2010, this natural-color image shows the Caspian Sea and the varied land surfaces surrounding it.
Published Jun 12, 2010
A hazy plume drifted over the northern end of the Caspian Sea in early April 2008. The translucent plume swirling over the water contrasts with the nearby opaque white clouds. The plume might result partly from smoke from springtime agricultural fires in farmland north of the sea.
Published Apr 16, 2008
This view shows the sun reflecting off the surface waters that surround the spit that defines the Zaliv Kara-Bogaz-Gol from the open Caspian Sea. The sunglint reveals the flow of fresher water through the spit channel and into the bay.
Published Jul 14, 2002
Multiple factors likely contribute to the formation of ice on the northern Caspian Sea.
Published Mar 30, 2013
New research explores a connection between dust storms, the water cycle, and water levels in the Caspian Sea.
Published Jun 10, 2016
The inland sea in Central Asia has a host of distinctive features along its shores.
Published Oct 24, 2016
Phytoplankton and sediment produced a vivid display in this relatively shallow sea between Great Britain and northern Europe.
Published Apr 9, 2020
A burst of color lit the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico off the Yucatan Peninsula on December 14, 2008.
Published Jan 3, 2009
