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   July 14, 2022 - Munga-Thirri–Simpson Desert National Park   
      
      Munga-Thirri–Simpson Desert National Park   
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      Sand and salt playas crea te high-contrast scenery in the Munga-Thirri   
      - Simpson Desert Conservation Park. The Moderate Resolution Imaging   
      Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this   
      true-color, sunshine-filled image of the arid desert on July 11, 2022.   
      
      The Munga-Thirri-Simpson Desert Conservation Park sits in north-eastern   
      South Australia, and spans 3.6 million hectares, making it Australia’s   
      biggest national park. This is only part of the entire Simpson Desert,   
      a huge intact desert system which also stretches into Northern   
      Territory and Queensland. It is famous for its massive acreage filled   
      with parallel, linear sand dunes that have formed as a result of wind   
      erosion and sand deposition taking place over thousands of years. Some   
      of the dunes stretch more than 100 km (60 miles) in length. Almost as   
      spectacular, especially when seen from space, are the extensive array   
      of playa (salt) lakes. These are flat, shallow lake beds that are   
      covered with a layer of salt deposits. When flushes of rain come to the   
      desert, these playa lakes may become temporarily moistened, but for   
      much of the year most remain dry. They appear bright white because of   
      the high reflectivity of the salt and minerals that encrust the lakes.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Terra   
      Date Acquired: 7/12/2022   
      Resolutions:  1km (200.7 KB),  500m (503.7 KB),  250m (1.1 MB)   
      Bands Used: 1,4,3   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-07-14   
       
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