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Eastern Namibia Sand Dunes

Linear dunes dominate the landscape of eastern Namibia. Part of the Kalahari Desert, the dunes likely formed more than 10,000 years ago.


NASA Earth Observatory image created by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using data provided courtesy of NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team. Caption by Michon Scott.

Published December 4, 2011
Data acquired May 7, 2007

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