Hottest Place on Earth | Space Wallpaper

Monday, March 17, 2014 - 12:40 in Astronomy & Space

The Dasht-e Lut salt desert in southeast Iran is captured in this stunning space wallpaper. The desert is often called the ‘hottest place on Earth’ as satellites measured record surface temperatures there for several years.

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