Altiplano of the Central Andes as seen from STS-66 shuttle Atlantis
This photograph captures the exotic volcanic terrain of the Altiplano of the Central Andes. Some of the remarkable details include the west-pointing wind streaks, resulting from fine dust being transported across the Andes by high winds; paleto (old) shorelines along the margins of the salars (or dry lake beds), recording the changes in water levels on the high Altiplano; beautiful alluvial fans emptying onto some of the salars; and the hundreds of volcanic land forms which can be mapped and interpreted to help decipher the volcanic history of the region.
- Date
- 1994-11-14
- Collection
- JSC
- Archive
- NASA Image and Video Library
- Type
- photograph
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"Altiplano of the Central Andes as seen from STS-66 shuttle Atlantis" (1994-11-14). NASA/JSC. Public domain. https://images.nasa.gov/details/sts066-152-022Need photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 15196.
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