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The Forest of Peru Glitters With Gold In This Incredible Photo Taken From The ISS – IFLScience
High above the Peruvian Amazon, the forests beam with gold. While the glittering pits might look pretty from low-Earth orbit, the image actually highlights
High above the Peruvian Amazon, the forests beam with gold. While the glittering pits might look pretty from low-Earth orbit, the image actually highlights a worrying problem back home on planet Earth.
An astronaut on board the International Space Station (ISS) took this photograph of gold prospecting pits while drifting above eastern Peru on Christmas Eve 2020. Perfectly hit by the Suns beams, the gold-rich pits beam back with a radiant reflection.
As explained by NASA Earth Observatory, the…
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