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Turpan Basin, China

The dark surface of the Shanshan dune field absorbs sunlight more strongly than the adjacent Flaming Mountain, making it much hotter. Read more: Where Is the Hottest Place on Earth?


NASA images by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using Landsat 7 data from the USGS Global Visualization Viewer.

Published April 5, 2012
Data acquired August 8, 2008

Source:
Landsat 7 > ETM+
Collection:
Visible Earth