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A dry river channel carves through the Zagros Mountains in southern Iran and spreads out across the valley floor in a silvery fan. A broad belt of lush agricultural land follows the curve of the alluvial fan.
NASA image created by Jesse Allen, using data from NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and the U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team. Caption by Rebecca Lindsey, based on interpretation provided on the ASTER Project Science Imagery Gallery Website.
Published December 2, 2008 Data acquired October 12, 2004