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   February 8, 2023 - Alashan Plateau   
      
      Alashan Plateau   
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      The rarely-visited, remote semi-desert region known as the Alashan   
      Plateau sits tucked between China’s Tibetan Plateau and Mongolia’s   
      Altai Mountains. The arid region is almost Texas-sized, covering about   
      260,000 square miles (673,400 square kilometers). With more than 50   
      percent of the land covered in bare or barely-vegetated soil, and   
      annual average precipitation of only 95 mm (3.7 inches), the dry, sandy   
      Alashan Plateau provides a rich source for frequent dust storms.   
      
      Despite the harsh, cold, and arid climate, the region is known for   
      biodiversity, providing home for several endangered species such the   
      snow leopard, Bactrian camel, Sakar falcon, and Mongolian marmot. The   
      Alashan Plateau is also famous as the home for the Earth’s tallest sand   
      dunes. The dunes in the Badain Jaran Desert, which is located at the   
      base of the Yabrai Shan massif, rise up to 480 meters (1,575 feet).   
      
      On February 6, 2023, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer   
      (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of   
      the glorious sand dunes rippling across the Badian Jaran Desert on the   
      Alashan Plateau. The giant granitic Yabrai Shan massif can be seen in   
      the lower right section of the image.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Terra   
      Date Acquired: 2/6/2023   
      Resolutions:  1km (74.1 KB),  500m (221.3 KB),  250m (486.8   
      KB)   
      Bands Used: 1,4,3   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2023-02-08   
       
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