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Carajas Mine, Brazil
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Carajas Mine, Brazil

 (JPG) Carajas Mine, Brazil (326,417 bytes) ( 1,800 x 1,200 )
The Carajas Mine is the largest open-pit iron ore mine in the world. It is located in the state of Para, northern Brazil. The mine is estimated to contain over 7 billion tons of iron ore, plus gold, manganese, bauxite, copper and nickel. Ore is loaded into rail cars, and shipped to the Atlantic port city of Sao Luis over 250 kilometers away. The image was acquired June 19, 2017, covers an area of 18 by 27 kilometers, and is located at 6.1 degrees south, 50.2 degrees west.

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Please give credit for these images to:
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and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team

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