Image:Landsat art - Great Sandy Desert, Australia.jpg

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Description	English: Great Sandy Desert, Australia. – The western region of Australia’s Great Sandy Desert is in an area almost devoid of sand, but characterized by complex geology. This is a false-color composite image made using shortwave-infrared, infrared, and red wavelengths.
Source	http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=10815 Image provided by the USGS EROS Data Center Satellite Systems Branch.
Date	This image was acquired on February 24, 2001.
Author	This image was acquired by Landsat 7’s Enhanced Thematic Mapper plus (ETM+) sensor.
Permission (Reusing this image)	public domain

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