In an area north of the city of Al-Basrah, Iraq, which borders Iran, a former wetland has beendrained and walled off. Now littered with minefields and gun emplacments, it is a staging areafor military exercises.
This image was acquired byLandsat 7’s Enhanced Thematic Mapper plus(ETM+) sensor on January 24, 2001. This is a false-color composite image made using near-infrared,red, and green wavelengths. The image has also been sharpened using the sensor’s panchromaticband.
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Image provided by the USGS EROS Data Center Satellite Systems Branch
