2012: The year in pictures

Editor’s Note: Year in Review 2012 curates the very best of CNN’s content from the past year. Watch the year’s key video, read the unmissable stories, and vote for your person of the year on CNN Year in Review.

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A look back at all the drama of 2012 in pictures. See striking images from around the world, capturing the year’s biggest events: From natural phenomena to the Space Shuttle in the streets of Los Angeles.

In the Year in Pictures, CNN travels back to January for journey through 2012 with images from across the world – and the surface of Mars.