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Bright blues and greens of potash evaporation ponds contrast with sandy surroundings at Lop Nur in May 2011.


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.

Published June 19, 2011
Data acquired May 17, 2011

Source:
EO-1 > ALI