Credit:
NASA images by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using Landsat 7 data from the USGS Global Visualization Viewer.
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?
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Landsat 7 - ETM+Data Date:
August 8, 2008Visualization Date:
April 5, 2012
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