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The rust red landscape is interrupted by an open pit mine that leaves the land gray and white. It stretches vaguely diagonally across the image, with a nearly perfectly round area toward the bottom right for a tailings pond.

Peering into the Pits of Telfer Mine

One of the most productive gold mines in Australia lies in the Great Sandy Desert. View the full story

Image Credit: NASA Earth Observatory / Michala Garrison

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TakenDecember 15, 2023

Image CreditNASA Earth Observatory / Michala Garrison

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