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Empty Quarter - February 1st, 20003 Description: White pinpricks of cloud cast ebony shadows on the Rub' al Khali,...
This image from NASA EarthKAM shows pivot irrigation near the city of As Sulayyil Sulayel, Saudi Arabia. The edge of...
41G-36-036 (5-13 Oct 1984) --- The deeply etched patterns of intermittent streams in the Hadhramaut Plateau of south...
This image of Saudi Arabia shows a great sea of linear dunes in part of the Rub' al Khali, or the Empty Quarter....
This pair of images from space shows a portion of the southern Empty Quarter of the Arabian Peninsula in the country...
ISS027-E-034290 (16 May 2011) --- Ar Rub al Khali Sand Sea, Arabian Peninsula is featured in this image photographed...
In October 2016, the Khurdopin Glacier in Pakistan began a rapid surge after 20 years of little movement. By March,...
This neat little galaxy is known as NGC 4526. Its dark lanes of dust and bright diffuse glow make the galaxy appear...
Dane Turner Houston, we have a podcast! Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space Center, Episode...
Dane Turner: Houston, we have a podcast. Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space Center, Episode...