File:Tibet-PHOTO-Satellite--NASA-Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer(MODIS) show the high, arid, Tibetan Plateau in Asia. Tibet lies north of the Himalaya Mountains in Nepal---Tibet.A2002343.0445.1km.jpg

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English: Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) show the high, arid, Tibetan Plateau in Asia. Tibet lies north of the Himalaya Mountains in Nepal. The Plateau is dotted with a mixture of fresh and salt water lakes. For example, the two lakes in the left-center portion of the image near the Nepal-China border are fresh water, while the large lakes in the cluster to the northeast are salt water. Sensor: Terra/MODIS. Data Start Date: 12/9/02. Data End Date: 12/9/02.
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Source https://archive.org/details/VE-IMG-4805
Author Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

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