Mojave Desert

This image has been taken from scan 000064 from "Report of an expedition down the Zuni and Colorado Rivers by Captain L. Sitgreaves ... Illustrations. (Report on ... Natural History ... by S. W. Woodhouse. Zool More

Increased Fire in Mojave Desert: As temperatures warm certain invasive species, like buffelgrass thrive in the arid desert environment. This grass causes increased fires that threaten iconic native species of J More

Lecidea hassei is a California endemic. The large known population occurs in the Mojave Desert in Joshua Tree National Park.

Buellia dispersa is common in the Mojave Desert. Mixed with other lichens, it grows on granite and gneiss.

The orange Xanthoria elegans with its margin of loosely attached lobes is common in the Mojave Desert.

Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca is frequent in the Mojave Desert on granite outcrops.

The orange Caloplaca durietzii is frequent in the Mojave Desert, growing on the dry wood of old junipers and pinyon pines.

The dark green Caloplaca albovariegata is common in lichen communities in the Mojave Desert.

California - Mojave Desert Public domain photograph - aerial photo, work of US government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

California - Mojave Desert Public domain photograph - aerial photo, work of US government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

California - Mojave Desert Public domain photograph - aerial photo, work of US government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

California - Mojave Desert Public domain photograph - aerial photo, work of US government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

While fighting in Europe during World War I, a soldier named Bert Smith was exposed to poison gasses used during that war. Returning to the US with scarred lungs, Bert eventually moved to the Mojave Desert in t More

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl More

Description: (September 30, 1946) Five NACA engineers, headed by Walt Williams, arrived at Muroc Army Airfield (now Edwards AFB) on September 30, 1946 from Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, VA, to prepa More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. John K. Mcdowell Release Status: Released to Public Co More

Description: The NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station, had initially been subordinate to the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory near Hampton, Virginia, but as the flight research in the Mojave Desert i More

(November 12, 1963) The M2-F1 lifting body aircraft rests on the sun-baked floor of a dry lake bed located out in the Mojave Desert at the Dryden Flight Research Center, California. Pilot Chuck Yeager, seated i More

The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo 7,California,Santa Los Angeles,Oceanside,Point Arquello,Mojave Desert,Santa Ynes and San Rafael Mountains,Pacific Ocean. High oblique. Cloud Cover More

This view of southern California as seen from the Apollo 7 spacecraft during its 18th revolution of the earth. Photographed from an altitude of 124 nautical miles. The coast of California can be seen from Point More

Oblique Earth Observation taken by the Apollo 9 crew. View is of California and includes Sierra Nevada, and the Mojave Desert. Film magazine was E,film type was SO-368 Ektachrome with 0.460 - 0.710 micrometers More

The original database describes this as: Description: Oblique Earth Observation taken by the Apollo 9 crew. View is of California and includes Sierra Nevada, the Mojave Desert, Tulare Basin and Death Valley. F More

The original database describes this as: Description: Oblique Earth Observation taken by the Apollo 9 crew. View is of California and includes Sierra Nevada, and the Mojave Desert. Film magazine was E,film typ More

SL2-03-126 (June 1973) --- A color infrared photograph of the Los Angeles County and Kern County area, taken from the Skylab space station in Earth orbit during its first manned Skylab mission. The Mojave Deser More

SL4-142-4542 (November 1973-February 1974) --- An oblique view of the Pacific Coast of Southern California, including the Los Angeles and San Diego areas, as seen from the Skylab space station in Earth orbit. T More

The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo Soyuz Test Project (ASTP),Earth view over California, San Joaquin Valley,Mojave Desert,Sierre Nevada,Looking Southeast. Image taken on Revolution 10 More

The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo Soyuz Test Project (ASTP),California,Los Angeles,Mojave Desert,San Joaquin Valley,Looking Southeast. Image taken on Revolution 226. Greenwich Mean T More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRAVE SHIELD XVI Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRAVE SHIELD XVI Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator More

Two deserts, two large ecosystems whose characteristics are determined primarily by elevation, come together at Joshua Tree National Park. Below 3,000 feet, the Colorado Desert encompasses the eastern part of t More

Two deserts, two large ecosystems whose characteristics are determined primarily by elevation, come together at Joshua Tree National Park. Below 3,000 feet, the Colorado Desert encompasses the eastern part of t More

In 1855, 30 men, sent from Utah by Mormon leader Brigham Young, founded a settlement that they called "Las Vegas," Spanish for "The Meadows." Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her origin More

Two deserts, two large ecosystems whose characteristics are determined primarily by elevation, come together at Joshua Tree National Park. Below 3,000 feet, the Colorado Desert encompasses the eastern part of t More

Two deserts, two large ecosystems whose characteristics are determined primarily by elevation, come together at Joshua Tree National Park. Below 3,000 feet, the Colorado Desert encompasses the eastern part of t More

Two deserts, two large ecosystems whose characteristics are determined primarily by elevation, come together at Joshua Tree National Park. Below 3,000 feet, the Colorado Desert encompasses the eastern part of t More

Two deserts, two large ecosystems whose characteristics are determined primarily by elevation, come together at Joshua Tree National Park. Below 3,000 feet, the Colorado Desert encompasses the eastern part of t More

Two deserts, two large ecosystems whose characteristics are determined primarily by elevation, come together at Joshua Tree National Park. Below 3,000 feet, the Colorado Desert encompasses the eastern part of t More

Two deserts, two large ecosystems whose characteristics are determined primarily by elevation, come together at Joshua Tree National Park. Below 3,000 feet, the Colorado Desert encompasses the eastern part of t More

Two deserts, two large ecosystems whose characteristics are determined primarily by elevation, come together at Joshua Tree National Park. Below 3,000 feet, the Colorado Desert encompasses the eastern part of t More

Two deserts, two large ecosystems whose characteristics are determined primarily by elevation, come together at Joshua Tree National Park. Below 3,000 feet, the Colorado Desert encompasses the eastern part of t More

Picryl description: Public domain image of a dry desert landscape, sand, sky, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-1 mission from the space shuttle Columbia. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS-1, COLUMBIA (ORB More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken from shuttle orbiter Columbia during STS-73 mission. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) STS-73 Categories: Earth More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: An orbital view of the space shuttle landing strip at the Mojave Desert dry lakebeds (35.0N, 118.0W) of Edwards Air Force Base, California. Just beneath More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-1 mission from the space shuttle Columbia. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS-1, COLUMBIA (ORB More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-1 mission from the space shuttle Columbia. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS-1, COLUMBIA (ORB More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-43 earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) STS-43 Categories: Earth Observations I More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Earth as viewed from the Space Shuttle Discovery during STS-64 including: Edwards Air Force Base, Mojave Desert, Calif More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mojave Desert State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public C More

STS001-12-308 (12-14 April 1981) --- Space shuttle Columbia approached Edwards Air Force Base from the left to land at the dry lake at the center. The view is to the southwest. The edge of the light "vee" is th More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mojave Desert State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public C More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-3 mission from the space shuttle Columbia. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) STS-3 Categories: Ea More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-3 mission from the space shuttle Columbia. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) STS-3 Categories: Ea More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-3 mission from the space shuttle Columbia. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) STS-3 Categories: Ea More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-3 mission from the space shuttle Columbia. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) STS-3 Categories: E More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-3 mission from the space shuttle Columbia. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) STS-3 Categories: Ea More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-3 mission from the space shuttle Columbia. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) STS-3 Categories: Ea More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-3 mission from the space shuttle Columbia. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) STS-3 Categories: E More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Color Infrared photographic documentation showing STS-61A earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 61-A More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-61A earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 61-A Date Taken: 1 More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Color Infrared photographic documentation showing STS-61A earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 61-A More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-51F earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 51-F Categories: More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-51B earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 51-B Date Taken: More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-51F earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 51-F Categories: More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Color Infrared photographic documentation showing STS-61A earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 61-A More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-51F earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 51-F Categories: More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-61A earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 61-A Date Taken: 1 More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-61A earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 61-A Date Taken: 1 More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-61A earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 61-A Date Taken: 1 More

51F-S-162 (6 Aug 1985) ---Mission Operations Director George W.S. Abbey, right, shakes hands with Astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton, as the seven-member 51F crew descends from its "home" for eight days. Other Chal More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-34 earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) STS-34 Date Taken: 10/21/1989 0:00 Cate More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-34 earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) STS-34 Date Taken: 10/21/1989 0:00 Cate More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-34 earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) STS-34 Date Taken: 10/21/1989 0:00 Cate More

STS030-S-123 (8 May 1989) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis glides toward a landing on the Mojave Desert after spending just over four full days in space. Aboard were astronauts David. M. Walker, Ronald J. Grabe, More

Three 34m (110 ft.) diameter Beam Waveguide antennas located at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex, situated in the Mojave Desert in California. This is one of three complexes which comprise NASA's More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Color Infrared Earth observations taken during the STS-48 mission from the space shuttle Discovery. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-39 earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) STS-39 Date Taken: 5/5/1991 0:00 Categor More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observation images taken during the STS-37 mission from Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104. Subject Terms: STS-37 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-39 earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) STS-39 Date Taken: 5/5/1991 0:00 Categor More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-48 mission from the space shuttle Discovery. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS-48, DISCOVERY More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Color Infrared Earth observations taken during the STS-48 mission from the space shuttle Discovery. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Color Infrared Earth observations taken during the STS-48 mission from the space shuttle Discovery. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-40 earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS-40, COLUMBIA (ORBITER) Date Taken: 6 More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observation images taken during the STS-37 mission from Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104. Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm. Subject Terms: S More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-42 infra-red earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) STS-42 Date Taken: 1/27/1992 More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The Earth, observed from the Orbiter Columbia during STS-58. These images were made with Color Infrared (CIR) film. Subject Terms: STS-58, COLUMBIA (OR More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Earth as viewed from the Space Shuttle Discovery during STS-64. Subject Terms: STS-64 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPAC More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Color infra-red photographic documentation of the Earth as viewed from the Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-62. Subject Terms: STS-62 EARTH OBSERVATIO More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Earth as viewed from the Space Shuttle Discovery during STS-64. Subject Terms: STS-64 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Color infra-red photographic documentation of the Earth as viewed from the Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-62. Subject Terms: STS-62 EARTH OBSERVATIO More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Earth as viewed from the Space Shuttle Discovery during STS-64 including: Edwards Air Force Base, Mojave Desert, Calif More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-60 mission from the space shuttle Discovery. Subject Terms: STS-60 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) Date Taken More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-60 mission from the space shuttle Discovery including: Los Angeles Basin, Mojave Desert, California. Subject Te More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The Earth, viewed from the Orbiter Endeavour during STS-68. Subject Terms: STS-68 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) Date Taken: 10/10/1994 Categories: More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The Earth, viewed from the Orbiter Endeavour during STS-68. Subject Terms: STS-68 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) Date Taken: 10/10/1994 Categories: More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Earth as viewed from the Space Shuttle Discovery during STS-64. Subject Terms: STS-64 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-60 mission from the space shuttle Discovery. Subject Terms: STS-60 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) Date Taken More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-48 mission from the space shuttle Discovery. This is an image of the Mojave Desert. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSER More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-90 mission from the space shuttle Columbia. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS-90, COLUMBIA (O More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken from shuttle orbiter Columbia during STS-73 mission. Edwards Air Force Base, Mojave Desert, California. Subject Terms: STS-73 More