In pictures: The natural hearts of Mother Earth

With Mother's Day nearly upon us, we've collected images that show some love for the biggest maternal provider of them all: planet earth.

In these pictures natural heart-shapes can be seen around the world. From the arterial shapes of the Grand Canyon to the depths of Lake Tana in the Horn of Africa, the heart symbols are unmistakable. There is even an image of a recent Sun storm which projected of a near-perfect berry red heart-shape.

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