The tiniest chameleon, frozen delights and incredible lava flows — these are just the beginning. Check out our choices for this week's Best Earth Images.
| 1. Frozen Canals in Venice |
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Known for mild winters, the European region has experienced a brutal winter season so far. Cold air pouring into Europe has created heavy snow in Rome, and pictured here, Venice's frozen canals.
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| 2. A Southern Glow |
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The southeastern part of the South glows at night, including the eastern Gulf of Mexico and lower Atlantic Seaboard states. Credit: NASA/JSC.
This astronaut's photograph captures the southeastern United States at night. The image includes Atlanta, Georgia and Jacksonville, Florida which are the brightest two spots.
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| 3. Snow Leopards |
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A snow leopard visits its relic site in Wangchuck Centennial Park, Bhutan. This is a spot where it repeatedly marks its territory. Credit: Royal Government of Bhutan (DoFPS) and WWF.
New footage from camera traps in Bhutan's newest reserve caught snow leopard activities including scent-marking and hunting. These rare cats are very elusive which makes the photographs very valuable.
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| 4. Frozen River in Budapest |
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A ship moves down the ice choked Danube River in Budapest, Hungary, on Feb. 9, 2012.
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| 5. ISS Eyeful |
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An astronaut photograph of auroras dancing over North America. Credit: NASA. [ISS = International Space Station]
This astronaut's photograph show the aurora borealis over the Pacific Northwest in January. This is the start of a pilot project documenting the stunning sight from below and above.
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| 6. Mystery Solved |
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The mysterious stone circle, seen from an airplane. Credit: Chris Czajkowski.
A mysterious circle of stones in the Chilcotin Range in British Columbia caught the eye of a group of researchers. The circle, visible on Google Earth, is apparently a feature left by deglaciation.
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| 7. Extraordinary Mount Enta |
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Mount Etna's newest lava flow from it's most recent eruption contrasts against the white snow blanketing the mountain. Credit: Boris Behncke.
The volcano's New Southeast Crater cone sprayed a lava flow early this month. The lava flow stopped about 2 miles (3 kilometers) shy of the crater.
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| 8. Tiny, I Mean Tiny! |
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A juvenile of the tiniest chameleon species ever discovered perches on a researcher's fingertip. Credit: PLoS One.
This tiny critter hides up in the branches to sleep at night — a mere 4 inches off the ground. The adults of the species are only 1 inch long when fully developed.
[See also my post here]
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