Lake Chad, Chad, Africa
Africa's Lake Chad where the borders of Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon merge (13.0N, 14.0E) has been undergoing change for the past 25 to 30 years when it was first noticed that the lake is drying up. Since then, astronauts have been photographing it on a regular basis to record the diminishing lake bed. This lake was once the aproximate size of Lake Erie but is now only about half that size and is still receeding.
- Date
- 1990-04-29
- Collection
- JSC
- Archive
- NASA Image and Video Library
- Type
- photograph
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