A total eclipse over China, volcanic plumes in the Pacific and retreating lakes in central Asia were among the images captured by Nasa's Earth Observatory satellites this month
This Japanese satellite image shows the view of Earth at at 9.30am in south-eastern China when the disk of the Moon completely overlapped the disk of the Sun, plunging the region into darkness. Known as a total eclipse, the Moon's shadow engulfed Taiwan and a large swath of the Pacific Ocean
Photograph: MTSAT/NASA
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