Jump to content

File:Libya oli 2015149 close.jpg

Page contents not supported in other languages.
This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Libya_oli_2015149_close.jpg (720 × 480 pixels, file size: 168 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Summary

Description
English: Caldera of Waw an Namus, an extinct volcano in Libya. A field of dark basaltic ash and tephra extends around the caldera that is about 4 kilometers (2 miles) wide. Within the caldera are three small salty lakes ringed with vegetation. The edge of a cinder cone is also visible near the center of the caldera.
Date
Source The Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 (http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=86054)
Author NASA's Earth Observatory
Camera location24° 54′ 56.07″ N, 17° 45′ 40.63″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

Licensing

Public domain This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template:PD-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.)
Warnings:

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Items portrayed in this file

depicts

29 May 2015

24°54'56.066"N, 17°45'40.633"E

image/jpeg

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current19:03, 13 February 2017Thumbnail for version as of 19:03, 13 February 2017720 × 480 (168 KB)Waldyrious{{Information | description = {{en|1=Waw an Namus, an extinct volcano in Libya, appears as a smear of dark basaltic ash and tephra that contrasts sharply with the light-colored sand of the Sahara Desert. South of the ash field, mud streams have begun...

The following page uses this file:

Metadata