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    Lightning strikes over Jakarta's skyline late on March 3 during monsoon rains.

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    This photo of Quebec, Canada, was tweeted by astronaut Chris Hadfield from the International Space Station on March 5. He wrote, "Ancient mountain roots stand out roundly amongst the patchwork fields in this Quebec winter landscape. pic.twitter.com/b8tMXLlMTv"

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    In this image released by NASA on March 4, 2013, Venus is visible through the rings of Saturn as small, bright white dot (above and to the right of the image center). This view was taken with the Cassini spacecraft wide-angle camera on Nov. 10, 2012.

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    This photo of the Isle of Man was tweeted by astronaut Chris Hadfield at the International Space Station on March 4. He wrote, "The Isle of Man. Home of Spuds and Herrin, and the distinctive Manx triskelion. pic.twitter.com/chDCbHHUZp"

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    Filipe Toledo of Brazil gets air while surfing round one of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast 2013 on March 5 in Gold Coast, Australia.

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    This photo of Ramadi, Iraq, was tweeted by astronaut Thomas H. Marshburn from the International Space Station on March 4. He wrote, "Ramadi and the Euphrates channel in the heart of Mesopotamia pic.twitter.com/87q7hTt752"

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    This photo of Calcutta, India, was tweeted by astronaut Chris Hadfield from the International Space Station on March 5. He wrote, "Kolkata (Calcutta), India. 14 million of us living closely together on the Hooghly River in a huge developed wetland. pic.twitter.com/DUJI8uhn2H"

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    A view over London's financial district and St Paul's Cathedral toward the west of the city at sunrise on March 5. The recent construction of numerous tall buildings across the London skyline has been controversial due to concerns that views of historic landmark buildings, such as St Paul's cathedral, are being obscured.

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    This photo of Scotland was tweeted by astronaut Chris Hadfield from the International Space Station on March 3. He wrote, "From Edinburgh to Stirling and all the way to Loch Lomond. A rare view of Scotland from space. pic.twitter.com/vvPXLSAi3t"

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    A Chinese military member adjusts a camera as he watches over Tiananmen Square from a rooftop across from the Great Hall of the People before the opening session of the National People's Congress in Beijing Tuesday, March 5.