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Following the Frankincense Trail

A settlement near the city of Salalah in southern Oman was once a key hub in an ancient trading network across the Arabian Peninsula.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using data from NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published September 24, 2017
Data acquired October 15, 2016

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Terra > ASTER