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There are currently 260 featured pictures.
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Images created by Wikipedians
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Aeronautics
- Hot Air Balloon Inflation at hot air balloon, by Randy Oostdyk
- Apollo 15 Space Suit at spacesuit, by Jawed
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Anatomy
- Root Canal Illustration at Root Canal, by Jeremy Kemp
- Diagram of insect anatomy at Insect, by Piotr Jaworski
- Wasp stinger at Venom by Pollinator
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Architecture
- MIT Stata Center at Stata Center, by Raul654 as reprocessed by Finlay McWalter
- Basilica of Mary Magdalene at Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, by Ericd as reprocessed by Solitude
- Cathedral of Magdeburg at Cathedral of Magdeburg, by Chris 73
- Kievskaya station on the Moscow Metro at Moscow Metro, by Worldtraveller
- Treasury of Athens at Delphi, by Smoddy
- Kyoto Fushimi Inari shrine, at Kyoto, by Paul Vlaar (User:Neep)
- Lichtenstein Castle, at Lichtenstein Castle, by Andreas Tille
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Artwork
- Sand sculpture, by Guyking, at sand art and play.
- Tawaret, by ChrisO, at tawaret.
- Glass ball, by Chmouel Boudjnah, at glass
- Reclining figure at Henry Moore, by Solipsist
- Greencastle Harbour at Greencastle, County Donegal by Sheila McClean and SeanMack
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Astronomy
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Biology
- Three cell growth types at cell growth, by JWSchmidt
- Diagram summarising control of stomach acid secretion at gastric acid and stomach, by Prisonblues
- Magnetic resonance imaging at Magnetic resonance imaging, by Fastfission
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Chemistry
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Culture
- High Cross in Ireland at high cross, by Chmouel Boudjnah
- Two Geisha at geisha, by MykReeve
- Pitstone Windmill at Windmill, by MykReeve
- Circle of Lebanon at Highgate Cemetery, by MykReeve
- Onsen in Nachikatsuura at Onsen, by Chris 73
- Hansom cab at Hansom cab, by Solipsist
- Natto at Natto, by Gleam
- Austrian Barrel organ at Barrel organ, by Chepry
- Horse and Plough at Plough, by Marcela
- Sake barrels at Sake, by Dan Smith
- Gravestone by User:Brookie
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Drawings and diagrams
- Epicyclic gear ratios at Epicyclic gearing, by Wapcaplet
- Four stroke cycle (first of six) at Four stroke cycle, by Wapcaplet
- Diagram of traffic flow at a left-hand-drive roundabout at Roundabout intersection, by Fredrik, original by Mintguy
- Painter's algorithm at Painter's algorithm, by Fredrik
- Pin tumbler with key at Pin tumbler lock, by Wapcaplet
- Pin tumbler with key (Unlocked) at Pin tumbler lock, by Wapcaplet
- Enigma rotor at Enigma machine, by Wapcaplet
- Pentakis Dodecahedron at Pentakis dodecahedron, by Cyp
- Tughra Mahmud II at Tughra, by Baba66
- downtown Chicago plan at multilevel streets in Chicago, by SPUI
- Terragen scene at Terragen by Fir0002
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Engineering
- USB Keydrive at Keydrive, by John Fader
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Entertainment and lifestyle
- Circlestrafing at Circlestrafing, by Fredrik
- BDSM collar back at Collar (BDSM), by Grendelkhan
- Monopoly game in progress at Monopoly_(game), by Horst Frank
- Large bonfire at Fire, by Fir0002
- Chevrolet Corvette roadster at Chevrolet Corvette, by Softeis
- Baseball pitching motion at Baseball, by Rick Dikeman
- Mark Webber at Mark Webber, by Rick Dikeman
- Tower of Hanoi at Tower of Hanoi, by Aka
- Nikon lens at Prime lens, by MarkSweep
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Mathematics
- Mandelbrot set at Mandelbrot set, by Evercat
- Buddhabrot deeply iterated at Mandelbrot set, by Evercat
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Nature
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Animals
- Icefish (Antarctica) at Icefish, by Uwe Kils
- Eastern Yellow Robin at Eastern Yellow Robin, by Tannin
- A cat in Greece at Cat, by Chmouel Boudjnah
- Compound Eye at Compound eye, by Pollinator
- Blue Morpho butterfly, by Hadal
- Indonesia Bull, by Chmouel Boudjnah
- Bumblebee, by MarkBurnett
- Carolina Anole at Carolina Anole, by Pollinator
- Common clownfish at Clownfish, by Jan Derk
- Emperor Gum Moth at Moth, by Fir0002
- Frogspawn at Frog, by Tarquin
- Large White caterpillar at Large White, by Sannse
- Redback frontal view at Red-back spider, by Fir0002
- Detail of a peacock's feathers at Peacock, by Adrian Pingstone
- Bald eagle closeup at Bird of prey, by Adrian Pingstone
- American white ibis at American White Ibis, by Jcwf
- Baby tortoise at Marginated Tortoise, by Richard Mayer
- Meadow Argus Butterfly at Butterfly, by Fir0002
- Common blue Damselfly at Damselfly, by Fir0002
- Wolf spider at Wolf spider, by Fir0002
- Australian Garden Orb Weaver at Australian Garden Orb Weaver Spider, by Fir0002
- Emperor Gum Moth caterpillar at Emperor Gum Moth, by fir0002
- Camouflaged cuttlefish at Camouflage, by Raul654
- Weedy Seadragon at Weedy sea dragon, by Richard Ling
- Australian Blue Dragonfly at Dragonfly, by Fir0002
- Huntsman spider at Huntsman spider, by Fir0002
- Tarantula by Fir0002
- Garden Orb Weaver capturing a Bee by Fir0002
- Ring tailed lemur and twins at Ring-tailed Lemur by Sannse
- American Eskimo Dog at American Eskimo Dog by Robert Southworth
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Phenomena
- Environmental Impact of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens at 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens a composite of three images by Daniel Mayer, the U.S. Forest Service and the USGS, photoeditted by Fir0002
- Surface tension on a Daisy in water at Surface tension, by William M. Connolley
- Icicles at Ice, by Barfooz
- Petrified wood closeup at Petrified wood, by Daniel Schwen
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Plants
- A close-up of the flowers of yellow rattle at Yellow rattle, by sannse
- Darlingtonia Californica (pitcher plant) at Darlingtonia, by DanKeshet
- Hebe x franciscana flowers at Hebe (plant), by Fir0002
- Horse Chestnuts at Common Horse-chestnut, by Solipsist
- Lots of Common hazelnuts at Common Hazel, by Fir0002
- Yellow Rose at Rose, by Fir0002
- Habanero chile at Habanero chile, by André Karwath
- Prunus armeniaca at Apricot, by Fir0002
- Pine cones, male and female at Conifer cones, by Menchi
- Plums at Plums, by Fir0002
- Aloe aristata at Aloe aristata, by Raul654
- Clivia miniata at Clivia miniata, by Raul654
- Succulent aloe at Succulent plant, by Raul654
- Chamomile at Chamomile, by Fir0002
- Silver torch cactus at Silver torch cactus, by Raul654
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Weather
- Red sky at night at Weather lore, by Denni
- Mackerel sky at Weather lore, by Denni
- Blue Sky at Weather lore, by Denni
- Red Sunset at Sunset, by Fir0002, Swifts Creek, Australia
- Lipa Noi beach at Ko Samui, by Tsui
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People
- Mad scientist at Mad scientist, by User:J.J.
- Villain at Villain, by User:J.J.
- Polydactyly left hand at Polydactyly, by Drgnu23 and Grendelkhan
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Places
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Daytime
- Yarra River at Melbourne, Victoria, by a friend of User:Robert Merkel
- Zabriskie Point at sunrise in Death Valley, by Daniel Mayer (See Zabriskie Point)
- Halong Bay, by David Stewart
- Machu Picchu, by Chmouel Boudjnah
- Lower Yellowstone Fall, by mav
- Gold Coast from The Spit , by Gaz
- The Champs Elysees , by MykReeve
- Sydney Opera House , by Chmouel Boudjnah
- New Scotland Yard at Scotland Yard, by User:ChrisO.
- Mount Cook at Mount Cook, by User:Mtmsmile.
- Radcliffe Camera at Radcliffe Camera, by MykReeve
- Abbey of Senanque at Abbey, by Greudin
- Paris from Notre-Dame at Notre-Dame de Paris, by MykReeve.
- Lincoln statue at Lincoln Memorial, by →Raul654.
- Skyline Bvd winter at San Francisco Bay Area, by Jawed
- Skyline Bvd summer at San Francisco Bay Area, by Jawed
- Gyeongbokgung at Gyeongbokgung in Seoul, South Korea, by Kokiri, edited by Janderk.
- Very Large Array at Very Large Array, by Hajor
- London Millennium Bridge at London Millennium Bridge, by Paul Lomax
- Lichtenstein Castle at Lichtenstein Castle, by Andreas Tille
- Peacefull lake at Lake Mapourika, by Wombat
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Maps
- Image:Mtl-metro-map.png at Montreal Metro, by Montréalais
- Madrid-metro-map.png at Madrid Metro, by Montréalais See also: User:Montrealais/Metro maps (special mention!)
- Philippines - physical map at Geography of the Philippines, by seav
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Mountains
- Schlern at South Tyrol, Italy, by Fantasy
- Argentina-Perito Moreno-Glacier at Glacier, by Chmouel
- Mount Rainier at Pierce County, USA, by JediMaster16
- Zermatt and Matterhorn at Matterhorn, by Stan Shebs
- Zabriskie Point at sunrise in Death Valley at Zabriskie Point, by Daniel Mayer
- Cerro de la Silla at Monterrey, Mexico, by Nathaniel Sheetz
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Nighttime
- Brisbane By Night 2004 at Brisbane, Queensland, by User:Gaz
- City Hall (London) at City Hall (London), by User:ChrisO.
- Sainte Jeanne d'Arc at night at Sainte Jeanne d'Arc Church (Nice, France), by Ericd.
- London National Gallery at National Gallery, London, by MykReeve
- "Promenade des Anglais" in Nice at Nice, by W. M. Connolley
- Palace of Westminster at Palace of Westminster, by Andrew Dunn
- Sony Center Berlin at Helmut Jahn, by Andreas Tille
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At Sunset
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Panorama
- Bryce Amphitheater from Bryce Point at Bryce Canyon National Park, by Mav
- Chicago Skyline at Sunset at Geography of Chicago, by AllyUnion
- Wellington City at Night at Wellington by Geocachernemesis
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Weapons
- Wakizashi style sword mounting at Wakizashi, by Chris 73
- Gun-type Nuclear weapon at Little Boy, by Fastfission
- Teller-Ulam device at Edward Teller, by Fastfission
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Images found by Wikipedians
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Aeronautics
- Buzz Aldrin poses for Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 landing.
- Sonic Boom at sound barrier
- Shuttle at Space Shuttle program, by NASA
- Air Force One over Mt. Rushmore at Air Force One
- Ejector seat at Ejector seat
- USS Akron over Manhattan at Airship
- Saturn V engine at Saturn V
- The first space shuttle mission at STS-1, by NASA, uploaded by Triddle
- F-15 Eagle at F-15 Eagle
- Parachute jump at Parachuting
- Twin Linear Aerospike at Aerospike engine
- Wright flyer at Wright Flyer by John T. Daniels (1903)
- Airplane in controlled impact at Controlled Impact Demonstration by NASA
- Gliding Winch Launch at Gliding by whiteplanes.com (http://www.whiteplanes.com)
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Architecture
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Artwork
- Twilight wilderness by Frederic Edwin Church, uploaded by Cgs
- Dostoevsky by Vasily Perov at Fyodor Dostoevsky, uploaded by Ktotam
- Thomas More by Hans Holbein the Younger at Thomas More, uploaded by Neutrality
- Dancel by Alfons Mucha at Art Nouveau
- Folio 27r of the Lindisfarne Gospels by Eadfrith of Lindisfarne at Lindisfarne Gospels
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Astronomy
- Mars, the red planet at Mars (planet), by NASA
- an asteroid named Eros at Asteroid, by NASA
- Io (moon) at Io (moon), by NASA's Galileo probe
- Planet Osiris at Osiris (planet), by NASA
- Sombrero Galaxy M104 at Sombrero Galaxy M104, by NASA
- Kepler's Supernova at SN 1604, by NASA
- TRACE image of sunspots at Sunspot, by NASA/TRACE, uploaded by Johnstone
- Atmosphere of Jupiter at Jupiter, by NASA/JPL
- Voyager 1 entering heliosheath region at Heliopause, by NASA
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Biology
- Germplasm Enhancement for Maize at Biodiversity, by Keith Weller (USDA)
- Pollen and Gerbera at Pollen, from PDPhoto.org
- Veined Leaf at Photosynthesis, from PDPhoto.org
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Chemistry
- Vitrification at Vitrification
- First Photograph at Photography by Nicéphore Niépce
- Aerogel at Aerogel by NASA/JPL
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Culture
- Bonsai Trident Maple at Bonsai
- United States penny, obverse at Penny (U.S. coin)
- Livestock in Chicago, 1947 at Livestock by unknown photographer (from NARA)
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Drawings and diagrams
- Shadow Puzzle at Optical illusion
- Flea at Flea, by Robert Hooke
- Vitruvian Man at Vitruvian Man, by Leonardo da Vinci
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Entertainment and lifestyle
- Flaming cocktails at Cocktail
- Plunging bronco by Erwin Smith at Bronc riding
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History
- 1936 Nuremberg Rally at History of Germany by unknown photographer.
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Nature
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Animals
- A painted bunting at Passerina
- Spot Fetcher, a Presidential dog at Spot Fetcher
- Fennec Fox at Fennec
- Emperor Penguins at Emperor Penguin, by Josh Landis, National Science Foundation
- Joey in pouch at Joey, by Geoff Shaw, University of Melbourne, Australia
- Fire Ants at Fire ant, by Scott Bauer
- Ladybird (aka Ladybug) at Ladybird, by PDPhoto.org (http://www.pdphoto.org)
- Pillar coral at Pillar coral, by Commander William Harrigan, NOAA Corps (ret.)
- Cockroach at Cockroach, by Joăo Estęvăo A. de Freitas (http://members.netmadeira.com/jefras/)
- Polar Bears approach the USS Honolulu near the North Pole at Polar Bear, by the US Navy
- Coyote portrait at Coyote, by vxdigital (http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=profile&l=vxdigital)
- Bison skull pile at American Bison
- Magellanic penguin at Magellanic penguin
- Adult citrus root weevil at Curculionidae
- Peacock mite at Mite
- Red-crested Pochard at Red-crested Pochard
- Diving osprey at Osprey
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Mountains
- Mahameru volcano at Volcano, by Jan-Pieter Nap
- Lake Fryxell at McMurdo Dry Valleys, by Joe Mastroianni, National Science Foundation
- The Himalaya Mountains at Himalaya, by NASA
- Pu'u O'o at Volcanic cone, by G.E. Ulrich of the United States Geological Survey
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Phenomena
- Dust Storm at Dust storm, by US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Halo around the sun at Halo, by US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Water colored by Iron at Iron, photo by NASA (http://robotics.nasa.gov/courses/fall2003/course_schedule.php)
- The Delicate Arch at Arches National Park, photo by the National Park Service (http://www.nps.gov/arch/gallery/)
- Incandescent Pahoeoe Fountain at Lava, by J.D. Griggs for the United States Geological Survey
- Wildfire at Wildfire, by John McColgan for the United States Forest Service
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Plants
- Peppermint and Corsican mint plant at Peppermint), by the US Agricultural Research Service
- Yellow star thistle at star thistle, by Peggy Greb
- Fractal broccoli at Fractal and broccoli, by pdphoto.org
- Sunflowers at Sunflower, by Bruce Fritz (USDA)
- Strelitzia at Strelitzia, by Scott Bauer USDA (http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/sep00/k9054-1.htm)
- SEM image of pollen at SEM, image from Dartmouth College
- Alaska Wild Berries at Berry, by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
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Weather
- Rolling thunder cloud at Thunderstorm, by Johan Kerstholt
- Lake-effect snow at Lake effect snow
- Snowflake magnification series at Scanning electron microscope
- Vortex street animation at Von Kármán vortex street
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People
- Che Guevara statue at Che Guevara, by Augusto Starita
- Landing at Normandy at Battle of Normandy, by U.S. Army's First Division
- Migrant Mother at Great Depression, by Dorothea Lange.
- Zuni girl at Zuni, by Edward S. Curtis
- Child laborer at Child labor, by Lewis W. Hine
- The only known photograph of Frédéric Chopin at Frédéric Chopin
- Famous Albert Einstein picture at Albert Einstein by Yousuf Karsh
- William Cranch at William Cranch by Mathew Brady (c. 1850)
- Hupa fisherman at Salvage ethnography by Edward Curtis (c. 1923)
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Places
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Aerial
- Pearl Harbor at Pearl Harbor, uploaded by Perl
- Passchendaele at Passchendaele, photo credit Imperial War Museum (http://www.iwm.org.uk/)
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Daytime
- Zion Narrows at Virgin River Narrows, by Jon Sullivan
- Chateau Wood Ypres 1917 at Trench warfare and Passchendaele, by James Francis Hurley
- Winter storm at Bryce Canyon at Bryce Canyon National Park, by National Park Service
- Central Arizona Project Aqueduct at Central Arizona Project Aqueduct, by Bureau of Reclamation Lower Colorado Regional Photo Lab staff
- Eiffel Tower at Paris, France, by Tristan Nitot
- Lugano in 1909 at Lugano, by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii
- Fushimi Inari shrine at Kyoto, by Neep
- Long Beach at night at Long Beach, CA by PDphoto.org (http://www.pdphoto.org/)
- Bodie ghost town at Ghost town, by PDphoto (http://www.pdphoto.org/)
- Canyon De Chelly at Canyon De Chelly National Monument by Edward Curtis (1904)
- Hildesheim Town Hall at Hildesheim (c. 1895) from Library of Congress
- The Tetons and the Snake River (1942), at and by Ansel Adams
- Chicago River dyed green for St. Patrick's Day in 2005 by Knowledge Seeker
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Maps
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Nighttime
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Images of Earth from space
- The Earth at night at light pollution, a composite satellite photo by NASA and the NOAA
- Antarctica satellite globe at Antarctica, by NASA, very high resolution version modified and uploaded by Cantus.
- Blue Marble at The Blue Marble, Earth photographed from Apollo 17 by NASA
- Kiritimati Island at Kiritimati Island, taken from the ISS, by NASA
- Sahara desert at Sahara
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Panorama
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Ships
- USS Iowa at USS Iowa (BB-61)
- Mark 48 Torpedo testing at Mark 48 torpedo, by the US Navy, as compiled by Chris 73
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Weapons
- LG-118A Peacekeeper at LG-118A_Peacekeeper, by U.S. Army Forces Strategic Command
- Tumbler snapper rope tricks at rope tricks, by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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