The almost circular massif in the Darfur region is a large cluster of volcanoes and lava flows, with a few traces of human activity.
Published Mar 15, 2020
Lava and strong winds give texture and shape to the dry interior of Chad.
Published Feb 5, 2018
The “Mountain of Sulfur” rises from the desert in north-central Iran.
Published Sep 26, 2015
Westerly winds from the Atlantic Ocean carry moisture into the region, but the Atlas Mountains act as a weather barrier between coastal grasslands and wetlands and the Sahara Desert.
Published Mar 17, 2019
Two nearby volcanoes in the Tibesti Range Mountains in northern Chad exhibit dramatically different surface characteristics in a topographic image.
Published Mar 3, 2007
High altitudes in the Andes beget salt flats and rain shadows along the border of Chile and Bolivia.
Published Apr 14, 2019
Ringed by the Kunlun Mountains to the south and the Tien Shan Mountains to the north, a dust storm over the Taklimakan Desert is confined to the desert basin in this true-color Aqua MODIS image from April 18, 2003.
Published Apr 21, 2003
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