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Earth from Space: Mountains of hunger by europeanspaceagency on Flickr.
Via Flickr: The Tibesti Mountains, located mostly in Chad with the northern slopes extending into Libya, are captured in this image, acquired on 4 March 2012 by Envisat&rsquo;s MERIS instrument. The mountains&rsquo; highest peak is Emi Koussi &ndash; pictured here as a circular structure in the lower-right portion of the dark area. The westernmost volcano is Toussid&eacute;. Our satellite view shows the dark peak with lava flows extending to the left. The white depression to the southeast gets its colour from the accumulation of carbonate salts, creating a soda lake. Surrounding the Tibesti Mountains, the sands of the Sahara appear like orange, yellow and white brushstrokes. Credits: ESA
