Great Salt Desert, Iran
Credit: Image credit: USGS/NASA/Landsat, Posted on: Sunday, 11 April 2004, 06:00 CDT Download full size image
Like swirls of paint on an enormous canvas, shallow lakes, mudflats, and salt marshes share the sinuous valleys on Iran’s largely uninhabitated Dasht-e Kavir, or Great Salt Desert. This image was acquired by Landsat 7’s Enhanced Thematic Mapper plus (ETM+) sensor.
More Images
Universe
A Southern Horizon as Seen during Mercury Flyby 3.This dramatic view of Mercury was captured by the NAC as the MESSENGER spacecraft approached the pla...
A Southern Horizon as Seen during Mercury Flyby 3.This dramatic view of Mercury was captured by the NAC as the MESSENGER spacecraft approached the pla...
Random Earth Images
Latest Thoughts
-
Dec 3, 2009, 11:22 am
iPhone Used As Musical Instrument
-
Dec 3, 2009, 9:19 am
Zooming In On Trumpler 14
-
Dec 3, 2009, 8:55 am
Study: Meditation Could Cut the Risk for Heart Attack by 50%
-
Dec 3, 2009, 8:50 am
Time-Lapse Video Showing Gial Cell Movement
-
Dec 3, 2009, 8:07 am
Mall Santas Are Concerned About Swine Flu
-
Dec 3, 2009, 8:05 am
Antarctica 2009: Operation Ice Bridge Crosses the Peninsula
- More Videos
redOrbit Friends
Quiz Me
What mammal is often referred to as a glutton?
or View Results
RSS Feeds