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Dasht-e Kevir (Great Salt Desert, Iran)

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May 12, 2002
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The Dasht-e Kevir, or Great Salt Desert, is the largest desert in Iran. It is primarilyuninhabited wasteland, composed of mud and salt marshes covered with crusts of salt thatprotect the meager moisture from completely evaporating.

This image was acquired byLandsat 7’s Enhanced Thematic Mapper plus(ETM+) sensor on October 24, 2000. This is a false-color composite image made using infrared, green,and red wavelengths. The image has also been sharpened using the sensor’s panchromatic band.

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