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The harsh climate of the northern Caspian Sea—and gas rich in corrosive hydrogen sulfide—has complicated efforts to tap one of the largest gas and oil reserves discovered in decades.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Jesse Allen, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Caption by Adam Voiland.

Published October 28, 2015
Data acquired September 20, 2015

Source:
Landsat 8 > OLI