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.
Image of the Day Land
Image of the Day Heat Land Life
These images from July 7, 2011, provide an unusual sight: snow covering one of the world’s driest deserts.
Image of the Day Land Severe Storms Snow and Ice
High altitudes in the Andes beget salt flats and rain shadows along the border of Chile and Bolivia.
Even in China’s largest, driest, and hottest desert, vegetation sprouts in the spring.
Acquired March 2, 2011, this natural-color image shows dust hovering over the Taklimakan Desert.
Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze
Dust and Haze
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