Astronauts on the ISS have captured an impressive structure in the desert from Earth orbit: it’s the largest such facility on the planet
Western Sahara deserts on the edge of sand a white line stretches almost 100 kilometers long. Visible even from space, the structure is the world’s longest conveyor system, crossing the Western Sahara desert from the Bou Craa phosphate mine to the coastal town of El Marsa near Laayoune. Phosphate mines in Western Sahara. NASA/ISS photo. … Read more