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Uvs Nuur Basin in Mongolia
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Uvs Nuur Basin in Mongolia

The Uvs Nuur Basin sits on the northern edge of the Central Asian steppes, bounded on all sides by mountains. Though largely arid, the basin is dotted with water. A large salt lake, the Uvs Nuur Lake, sits at the center of the basin, and several smaller lakes are scattered across the 600 kilometers east to west and 120 kilometers north to south that make up the basin.

Published Oct 11, 2007

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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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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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Harvesting Sunlight in California
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Harvesting Sunlight in California

Situated in the Mohave Desert, Ivanpah solar power station became the world’s largest thermal power tower system.

Published Mar 16, 2014

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Sichuan’s Smoggy Basin
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Sichuan’s Smoggy Basin

The waters of an ancient lake once pooled in this basin in southwestern China. Now haze and air pollution do the same.

Published Feb 2, 2023

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Neuquén Basin, Argentina
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Neuquén Basin, Argentina

Published Nov 27, 2005

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Longyangxia Dam Solar Park
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Longyangxia Dam Solar Park

For now, this solar park in China’s western province of Qinghai is the largest in the world.

Published Feb 16, 2017

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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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Solar Farm in Dunhuang
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Solar Farm in Dunhuang

An oasis along the ancient Silk Road has become a hub of solar power production in China. These images show the expansion of solar power facilities between 2006 and 2012.

Published Feb 1, 2013

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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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