
The terracotta army, was buried near the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, in about 220 BCE. The 8,000 figures, chariots and horses were discovered by farmers in 1974 outside of Xian. The unexcavated pyramidal tomb is about 300 by 300 m, and over 75 m high. The image was acquired July 25, 2023, covers an area of 8.5 by 9.2 km, and is located at 34.4 degrees north, 109.2 degrees east. Map (Figure 1) from: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=139439886 https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA26394
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PIA26394
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August 30, 2024
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