May 7, 2023 - Bolivia - An astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured this photograph of Salar de Coipasa and neighboring Salar de Uyuni in the Bolivian Andes. Visible from low Earth orbit, the salt flats display stark white hues that contrast with the darker surrounding rock. Various volcanic cones are scattered through the image, such as Cerro Tetivilla, which divides the two salt lakes; Wila Pukarani, located within the Coipasa Salt Flat; and Paryani, on the northern edge of Coipasa. In recent years, Andean salt flats have been the subject of climate and space-based analog st

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• Date taken: 7 May 2023
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May 7, 2023 - Bolivia - An astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured this photograph of Salar de Coipasa and neighboring Salar de Uyuni in the Bolivian Andes. Visible from low Earth orbit, the salt flats display stark white hues that contrast with the darker surrounding rock. Various volcanic cones are scattered through the image, such as Cerro Tetivilla, which divides the two salt lakes; Wila Pukarani, located within the Coipasa Salt Flat; and Paryani, on the northern edge of Coipasa. In recent years, Andean salt flats have been the subject of climate and space-based analog studies, serving as a proxy for Earth's climate history and the Martian environment. Salt textures tell the story of the landscape's climatic and geologic history, while saltwater brines and hydrated clays beneath the salt crust are of interest to both Earth and Mars scientists. (Credit Image: © NASA Earth/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com) EDITORIAL USAGE ONLY! Not for Commercial USAGE!