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Rising out of parched surroundings, the M’zab Valley is filled with palm groves and dotted with centuries-old settlements.
NASA Earth Observatory image by Robert Simmon and Jesse Allen, using data from the GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team. Caption by Michon Scott.
Published July 10, 2011 Data acquired February 9, 2011