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The Andes
Image taken 10/28/2001 by ASTER
Vivid colors belie the arid landscape of northern Chile where the Atacama Desert, one of the world's driest, meets the foothills of the Andes. Here salt pans and gorges choked with mineral-streaked sediments give way to white-capped volcanoes.
This image can be found on ASTER Path 1 Row 77, center: 23.91 S, 69.38 W.