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Diverse Terrain of Iran’s Dasht-e Lut
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Diverse Terrain of Iran’s Dasht-e Lut

Dasht-e Lut is a large salt desert in southeastern Iran. The desert fills a low basin that stretches southward from the Khorasan province into the Kerman province.

Published Oct 11, 2006

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Rare Snow in Atacama Desert, Chile
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Rare Snow in Atacama Desert, Chile

These images from July 7, 2011, provide an unusual sight: snow covering one of the world’s driest deserts.

Published Jul 13, 2011

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Salt Flats, Mountains, and Moisture
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Salt Flats, Mountains, and Moisture

High altitudes in the Andes beget salt flats and rain shadows along the border of Chile and Bolivia.

Published Apr 14, 2019

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Richat Structure, Mauritania
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Richat Structure, Mauritania

Published Jun 26, 2002

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Spring Greening in the Taklamakan Desert
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Spring Greening in the Taklamakan Desert

Even in China’s largest, driest, and hottest desert, vegetation sprouts in the spring.

Published May 5, 2020

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Lake Amadeus
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Lake Amadeus

Published Jan 3, 2004

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Chile Altiplano Unconformity
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Chile Altiplano Unconformity

Published Apr 7, 2001

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Alluvial Fan in Western China
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Alluvial Fan in Western China

Published Nov 30, 2003

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Dust Storm in the Taklimakan Desert
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Dust Storm in the Taklimakan Desert

Acquired March 2, 2011, this natural-color image shows dust hovering over the Taklimakan Desert.

Published Mar 2, 2011

Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze

Dust Storm  in the Taklimakan Desert
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Dust Storm in the Taklimakan Desert

Published Mar 14, 2006

Dust and Haze