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The massive dunes and numerous lakes of the Badain Jaran Desert are an enigma to scientists.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Caption by Kathryn Hansen.

Published November 22, 2014
Data acquired October 5, 2014

Source:
Landsat 8 > OLI