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STS-111 Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Photographic Highlights

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STS111-E-5478 Irrigated agriculture at Bushayrah, Euphrates River valley, SE Syria.

STS111-E-5482 Oil platform in Caspian Sea. Oil has long been produced offshore from the Apsheron Peninsula and is a mainstay of the Azerbaijan economy.

STS111-340-17 Irrigated agricultural fields near Kokand, upper Syr Darya valley, Uzbekistan.

STS111-339-37 Aral Sea (entire). As river waters are diverted for agriculture, progressively less has been reaching the Aral and this inland water body is rapidly shrinking. Toxic agricultural and industrial wastes that once lay on the sea bottom are now exposed, picked up by the winds, and blown out over croplands.

STS111-E-5706 Columbia-Snake R confluence, with land use patterns.

STS111-E-5224 Southern California’s Salton Sea supports the rich agricultural fields of the Imperial, Coachella and Mexicali Valleys in the California and Mexico desert. The Salton Sea formed by accident in 1905 when an irrigation canal ruptured, allowing the Colorado River to spill northwards into a natural depression.

STS111-376-11 Salt works Salt Lake City, Utah - The oldest mineral industry in Utah is the production of commercial salt from the brine of Great Salt Lake. Local industries extract over 2 million tons of salt from the lake annually. The red color in the evaporation ponds is due to the presence of salt loving bacteria.

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STS111-E-5478	Irrigated agriculture at Bushayrah, Euphrates River valley, SE Syria.
STS111-E-5482	Oil platform in Caspian Sea. Oil has long been produced offshore from the Apsheron Peninsula and is a mainstay of the Azerbaijan economy.
STS111-340-17	Irrigated agricultural fields near Kokand, upper Syr Darya valley, Uzbekistan.
STS111-339-37	Aral Sea (entire). As river waters are diverted for agriculture, progressively less has been reaching the Aral and this inland water body is rapidly shrinking. Toxic agricultural and industrial wastes that once lay on the sea bottom are now exposed, picked up by the winds, and blown out over croplands.
STS111-E-5706	Columbia-Snake R confluence, with land use patterns.
STS111-E-5224	Southern California’s Salton Sea supports the rich agricultural fields of the Imperial, Coachella and Mexicali Valleys in the California and Mexico desert. The Salton Sea formed by accident in 1905 when an irrigation canal ruptured, allowing the Colorado River to spill northwards into a natural depression.
STS111-376-11	Salt works Salt Lake City, Utah - The oldest mineral industry in Utah is the production of commercial salt from the brine of Great Salt Lake. Local industries extract over 2 million tons of salt from the lake annually. The red color in the evaporation ponds is due to the presence of salt loving bacteria.

This service is provided by the International Space Station program and the JSC Astromaterials Research & Exploration Science Directorate. Recommended Citation: Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth." .
	NASA Responsible Official: Susan Runco Curator: jsc-earthweb@mail.nasa.gov Contributors: Earth Sciences Web Team	National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center	International Space Station National Laboratory Last Update:
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