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Great Basin Geology
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Great Basin Geology

Published Feb 27, 2008

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Sebkhat El Melah, Tunisia
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Sebkhat El Melah, Tunisia

Along Tunisia’s southeastern coast is a flat plain of about 150 square kilometers (58 square miles) that lies below sea level. Known as Sebkhat El Melah (or Sebkha El Melah), it is in an evaporite basin.

Published Dec 7, 2008

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Winter and Summer in the Tarim Basin
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Winter and Summer in the Tarim Basin

Acquired January 26, 2011, and August 6, 2011, these images compare conditions in China’s Tarim Basin in winter and summer.

Published Aug 10, 2011

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Agriculture in Southeast Australia
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Agriculture in Southeast Australia

Water is an important but sometimes scarce commodity for farmers in the Murray-Darling basin of southeast Australia.

Published Feb 26, 2016

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A Taklimakan Dust Storm
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A Taklimakan Dust Storm

The largest desert in China experiences frequent dust storms as lakes dry, leaving loose, fine mineral soil that lifts easily on the wind.

Published Feb 6, 2014

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A Pulse of Green in Australia
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A Pulse of Green in Australia

Flood water from northern Queensland drained toward a large basin in Australia’s interior—painting the desert landscape green.

Published May 4, 2018

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Late Fall in the Adirondack Mountains
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Late Fall in the Adirondack Mountains

The red and orange tones of autumn had faded to brown in the mountains of New York and Vermont when this true color image was taken on November 8, 2009. The contrast between the green and gold valleys and brown mountains help reveal the unique geography of the region.

Published Nov 14, 2009

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Neuquén Basin, Argentina
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Neuquén Basin, Argentina

Published Nov 27, 2005

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Seasons of Snow Cover in the West
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Seasons of Snow Cover in the West

A blanket of white comes and goes from the mountains and deserts of the American West.

Published Apr 16, 2018

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Water: A Precious Resource in the Yanqi Basin
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Water: A Precious Resource in the Yanqi Basin

Water from the Kaidu River made it possible to turn part of the Taklamakan Desert into an oasis for agriculture, but it has also disturbed the water table.

Published Aug 18, 2012

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The Geologic Wonder of the Neuquén Basin
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The Geologic Wonder of the Neuquén Basin

The distinctive sedimentary rock formations in west-central Argentina make for a geological and paleontological wonderland.

Published Oct 19, 2018

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Haze in the Sichuan Basin
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Haze in the Sichuan Basin

Thick haze clogged the air over China’s Sichuan Basin in late March 2009, ending abruptly along the basin’s north- and southwestern margins.

Published Mar 23, 2009

Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze