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The Bolivian salt flat holds vast quantities of the element, but bringing it to market poses challenges.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published April 27, 2019
Data acquired January 7, 2019

Source:
Landsat 8 > OLI