Dallol – Strange planet

Posted by pbOOg.cOm at 06:00 PM in 2009

Continuation of the gallery “In the origins of Earth“.

© pbOOg.cOm / Strange planet

© pbOOg.cOm / Acid and sulfur world

Another landscapes of the strange Dallol planet…

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Almost dead land

Posted by pbOOg.cOm at 06:00 PM in 2009

Continuation of the gallery “In the origins of Earth“.

© pbOOg.cOm / Almost dead land

© pbOOg.cOm / The guard

More pictures from the Lake Assal…

Kidnappings having occurred in the Danakil in the past, an escort is required to travel there.

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Dallol – Welcome on Venus

Posted by pbOOg.cOm at 05:45 PM in 2009

Continuation of the gallery “In the origins of Earth“.

© pbOOg.cOm / Welcome on Venus

© pbOOg.cOm / Pimples

Dallol is a volcano absolutely incredible and unique.

Its summit lies at -48m below the sea level. Dallol holds the record for the hottest annual average temperature in the world with 34° C, recorded in 1960 and 1966.
In its warmer, the temperature can reach up 60° C in the shade… But where is shade ?

In this mineral hell, any fall could be very dangerous. Everything is very cutting and many small lakes have a pH close to 0… Yes, ultra concentrated acid.

More pictures to come …

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Wet atmosphere

Posted by pbOOg.cOm at 07:00 PM in 2009

Continuation of the gallery “In the origins of Earth“.

© pbOOg.cOm / Crossing the lake

© pbOOg.cOm / Wet atmosphere

After sand and salt, we found water in the incredible desert.
The depth of this lake without life is not exceeding 20 cm.

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Children of the desert

Posted by pbOOg.cOm at 05:45 PM in 2009

Continuation of the gallery “In the origins of Earth“.

© pbOOg.cOm / Children of the desert

Some children met in the desert. They live with nothing.

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Salted landscape – Lake Assal

Posted by pbOOg.cOm at 06:30 PM in 2009

Continuation of the gallery “In the origins of Earth“.

© pbOOg.cOm / Salted landscape

© pbOOg.cOm / Scales of salt

2 other pictures of this salted lake… Everything is salt… even the small hill.

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