NASA Photo ID: STS035-501-007      File Name: 10063967.jpg
  Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 12/10/90
  Title: Lake Eyre, Simpson Desert, South Australia, Australia
  Description:
  Lake Eyre, Simpson Desert, South Australia, Australia (27.0S, 136.0E) 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.                  
  
  Subject terms:
  ALGAE                                   
  AUSTRALIA                               
  DESERTS                                 
  EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)         
  EXTINCT LAKES                           
  LAKES                                   
  MOUNTAINS                               
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