Check out the large-scale versions of this week's channel photos.
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First photo here, the rest below the fold.
From Flickr, by TailspinT
"Velvet Beauty," from Flickr, by cobalt123
Augustine Volcano, from Flickr, by TailspinT
Petroglyphs in the Valley of Fire, from Flickr, by betelgeuse2
School child in Central African Republic, by Pierre Holtz via hdptcar
A bald eagle soars above NASA's Kennedy Space Center, by Gary Rothstein, via pingnews.com
U.S. Army Surgeon General Maj. Wertin stitches up a Soldier's wound in Iraq, from Flickr, by soldiersmediacenter
"The Thinker," from Flickr, by mrhappy
A series of tubes, from Flickr, by vanz