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Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves

Like islands of stone surrounded by a sea of sand, the Aïr Mountains sustain a vibrant pocket of life in the Sahara.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Robert Simmon and Jesse Allen, using Landsat data from the USGS Earth Explorer and the LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption by Holli Riebeek.

Published December 4, 2013
Data acquired May 26, 2013

Sources:
Landsat 8 > OLI
Terra > MODIS