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Iran's Largest Desert

The Dasht-e Kevir, or valley of desert, is the largest desert in Iran. It is a primarily uninhabited wasteland, composed of mud and salt marshes covered with crusts of salt that protect the meager moisture from completely evaporating.
USGS / NASA
Sep 26th 2007 @ 11:14AM

The Earth From Above

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The Richat Structure
Malaspina Glacier
Karman Vortices
Garden City, Kansas
Iran's Largest Desert
Himalayas
Guinea-Bissau's Coast
West Fjords
Dragon Lake
Bolivian Deforestation
Ocean Sand, Bahamas
Australian Scar
Aleutian Clouds
Terkezi Oasis