New Mexico, USA, from Earth orbit. North is towards upper right. At lower right is White Sands National Monument (white), with the Carrizozo Malpais l
New Mexico, USA, from Earth orbit. North is towards upper right. At lower right is White Sands National Monument (white), with the Carrizozo Malpais lava flow (dark) to its north and the San Andres Mountains to the west. White Sands, a field of gypsum sand dunes, is surrounded by military test areas including the Trinity site, where the world's first atomic bomb was detonated in 1945. At bottom right is Lincoln National Forest. At upper left is Gila National Forest. Flowing along the rift valley down centre is the Rio Grande river, with the Elephant Butte Reservoir at centre. At upper right are the southern reaches of the Rocky Mountains, with clouds on the horizon.
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