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Phalaborwa Copper Mine - Republic South Africa

author: Nasa/Novapix

reference: t-afsaf-00010

Image Size 300 DPI: 22 * 16 cm

The mine pictured here has been growing vertically and horizontally near Phalaborwa, South Africa, for more than 50 years. The Landsat 8 satellite acquired this image of the Palabora mine in July 2019. It is South Africa’s largest open-pit mine, measuring almost 2 kilometers wide.

Keywords for this photo:

2019 - COPPER - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - LANDSAT - LANDSAT-8 - MINE - PALABORA - SATELLITE IMAGE - SOUTH AFRICA -