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Sand Sea in Southwestern Libya

Sand dunes march through southwestern Libya today, but during the past several million years, this region was a lake district.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Sand Sea in Southwestern Libya.

NASA image courtesy LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption by Michon Scott.

Published December 15, 2011
Data acquired December 7, 2011