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Curiosities of the Danakil Depression

In northeastern Africa, the Earth is pulling apart at the seams and exposing some geological wonders.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Caption by Laura Rocchio.

Published August 27, 2014
Data acquired July 27, 2014

Source:
Landsat 8 > OLI