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	National Geophysical Data Center 5/23/2005 NOAA
		Provides access to a great variety of information about the solar system and about Earth's surface (including the sea floor), as measured geophysically.

	Mantle convection animation 5/23/2005 S. Zhong, University of Colorado
		An animation of what upwelling and downwelling zones in the mantle might look like.

	Earth From Space 5/23/2005 NASA
		A searchable web page (keyed to a map of the Earth) providing links to photographs taken of earth by astronauts or by satellites. Images include cities, landscapes, weather, etc.