Dark-colored volcanic cones sprout from an ancient lava field known as Harrat Al Birkalong Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastline. Many such lava fields dot the ArabianPeninsula and range in age from 2 million to 30 million years old.
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













