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Mountain Pass Mine

Atop a mountain peak in eastern California, rare earth elements are concentrated around some complex geological features.


NASA Earth Observatory image created by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using EO-1 ALI data provided courtesy of the NASA EO-1 team. Caption by Michon Scott with information from David Jessey, Cal Poly Pomona.

Published January 15, 2012
Data acquired May 28, 2011

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EO-1 > ALI