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Lake Eyre, Simpson Desert, South Australia

by

Nasa/Novapix

Reference

t-ocaus-00001

Date

2006-09-07

Lake Eyre is normally a dry lakebed for years on end. However on rare occasions small amounts of rainfall are recorded and ponding can be seen in low parts of the lake, as in this image, where an algae bloom in the water is seen as a dark pink area on the lakebed. The Finke Riverbed intersects Lake Eyre but it is normally a dry wash and seldom contributes water to the lake.  Image taken from the space shuttle Columbia in December 1990.