![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.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/teflermine-oli2-20231215.jpg?w=4096&format=jpeg)
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
Credits: NASA Earth Observatory / Michala Garrison
TakenDecember 15, 2023
Image CreditNASA Earth Observatory / Michala Garrison
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