NASA Photo ID: SL2-04-288          File Name: 10076136.jpg
Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 06/22/73
Title: White Sands, Carrizozo Lava Beds, NM
Description:
A truly remarkable view of White Sands and the nearby Carrizozo Lava Beds
in  southeast NM (33.5N, 106.5W).  White Sands, site of the WW II atomic
bomb  development and testing facility and later post war nuclear weapons
testing  that can still be seen in the cleared circular patterns on the
ground.                    
Subject terms:
DESERTS                                 
EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)         
FIELDS, LAVA                            
MOUNTAINS                               
NEW MEXICO                              
RIVERS                                  
SKYLAB 2                                

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