View from space of sand dunes, ancient rocks and the Orange River in the Kalahari Desert, Africa.
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Kalahari Desert, AfricaPhotographer:
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November 15, 2020 - Sand dunes, ancient rocks, a solar power plant, and the Orange River stand out in this image of the southern Kalahari Desert taken by a camera system on the International Space Station. The dark line of South Africa's largest river, the Orange, winds across farm-covered floodplains toward the Atlantic Ocean. Populations are small in this desert region. The small farming town of Groblershoop is barely visible compared to the local main roads, which show up as white lines etched across the landscape. The strong orange color in this image is mostly due to geologically young dunes (only a few million years old) in what is known locally as the Duineveld (dune country). Poking up through the sands are sinuous hills made up of very ancient, dark-toned rocks. Alongside one of the main roads lies a small, bright rectangular shape: This is the Bokpoort solar power plant.