Lithium extraction, China, in 1986 and 2022, satellite image

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Colour satellite image of Dongtai Salt Lakes, Qinghai, China in 1986 and 2022. This before/after image shows how the site has been turned into a lithium brine extraction site with evaporation ponds.

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Photo credit: © PLANETOBSERVER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: -, 18/04/1986, 30/10/2022, aerial, asia, cartography, china, color, colour, earth, environment, environmental, extracting, extraction, geographical, geography, image, industrial, industry, lake, lithium, metal, mining, observation, qinghai, rare, salt, satellite, science, space, true, view