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Makgadikgadi Salt Pan, Botswana, Africa
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Makgadikgadi Salt Pan, Botswana, Africa

NASA / JSC · 1992-01-19 · photograph (digital archive)

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STS054-151-015 (13-19 Jan 1993) --- The Makgadikgadi Salt Pan is one of the largest features in Botswana visible from space. Any water that spills out of the Okavango Swamplands flows down to the Makgadikgadi where it evaporates. An ancient beach line can be seen as a smooth line around the west (left) side of the Pan. Orapa diamond mine can be detected due south of the pan as a small rectangle. The large geological feature known as the Great Dike of Zimbabwe can be seen far right.

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AFRICABOTSWANADESERTSDIAMONDSEARTH LIMBEXTINCT LAKESMINESEARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)FLATS (LANDFORMS)STS-54
Credit lineMakgadikgadi Salt Pan, Botswana, Africa. NASA/JSC, 1992-01-19. Public domain. ID: sts054-151-015.
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