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Bogda Mountains, China

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The Turpan Depression, nestled at the foot of China’s Bogda Mountains,is a strange mix of salt lakes and sand dunes. It is one of the few landscapes in the world that lies below sea level.

This image was acquired by Landsat 7’sEnhanced Thematic Mapper plus (ETM+) sensor.

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Image provided by the USGS EROS Data Center Satellite Systems Branch as part of the Earth as Art II image series

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