Badwater, Death Valley

Badwater Basin in Death Valley, California, is one of the driest places on Earth. In August, Hurricane Hilary dropped a year’s worth of rain in a single day. Floodwaters have filled the ephemeral lake to a depth of about 60 cm. But the lake may evaporate in the next weeks. The scenes were acquired October 25, 2023 and November 10, 2012; cover an area of 24 by 28.5 km, and are located at 36.3 degrees north, 116.8 degrees west.

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2012 Badwater Type: (JPG) Size: (410,121 bytes) Resolution ( 1,600 x 1,900 )

2023 Badwater Type: (JPG) Size: (376,610 bytes) Resolution ( 1,600 x 1,900 )