File:Alluvial Fan, China and Mongolia (ASTER).jpg
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[edit]DescriptionAlluvial Fan, China and Mongolia (ASTER).jpg |
English: On the border between Mongolia and China, southward draining ephemeral streams have carved a series of parallel channels. Mountains to the north have an elevation of 1800 m; the catchment lake for the streams lies at 500 m elevation. The flat, featureless, homogeneous plain between the source and sink controls the geometry of the drainage pattern. The image was acquired August 17, 2014, covers an area of 17.7 by 36.3 kilometers, and is located at 42.7 degrees north, 100.9 degrees east. |
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Date | Taken on 17 August 2014 | ||
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Alluvial Fan, China and Mongolia (direct link)
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Author | NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team |
Object location | 42° 42′ 00″ N, 100° 54′ 00″ E | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 42.700000; 100.900000 |
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This media is a product of the Terra mission Credit and attribution belongs to the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) team, NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems |
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