File:Salar de Atacama - Chile.jpg

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In this image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 14 November 2020, the evaporation ponds in which lithium is isolated are highlighted in red tones.

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English: The Atacama Desert in Chile is on the driest place on Earth. Within this arid environment lies a salt flat, or playa, named Salar de Atacama. With an extension of about 3000 km2, the Salar de Atacama is the largest salt flat of Chile and one of the largest active sources of lithium of the world. Lithium is used for the manufacturing of batteries, and the increasing demand has significantly increased its value in recent years – especially for the production of electric-car batteries. It is extracted by a complex process, at the end of which it is dried in large open-air ponds. In this image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 14 November 2020, the evaporation ponds in which lithium is isolated are highlighted in red tones. With a revisit time of five days on average at the equator, the two Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites deliver free and open data that can be used to monitor environmental phenomena.
Date Taken on 14 November 2020
Source Salar de Atacama - Chile
Author European Union , Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery

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Attribution: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2020

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