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Between the Ripples of the Namib Sand Sea

Scattered in a sea of sand, inselbergs in Namibia host ecology uniquely influenced by fog.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey and MODIS data from LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response. Story by Kasha Patel.

Published September 4, 2018
Data acquired July 5 - August 10, 2018

Sources:
Landsat 8 > OLI
Terra > MODIS