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English: Image of sand dunes in Rub' al Khali, Arabia's "empty quarter". Acquired by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer, or ASTER, aboard NASA's Terra Earth-orbiting satellite.

Other languages:

Čeština: Řady písečných dun v poušti Rub al-Chálí, „prázdné čtvrti“ Arabského poloostrova, na snímku pořízeném z družice Terra kamerovým systémem ASTER

Dansk: Indlandsklitter i Rub' al Khali, "det tomme område" i Arabien. Billedet er taget af ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer) ombord på Terra-satellitten, der er i kredsløb om jorden.

Deutsch: Sanddünen in der Rub al-Chali, Arabiens "Leeres Viertel". Erworben von der ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission Reflection Radiometer) an Bord der Satelliten Terra, in der Umlaufbahn über der Erde.

English: Image of sand dunes in Rub' al Khali, Arabia's "empty quarter". Acquired by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer, or ASTER, aboard NASA's Terra Earth-orbiting satellite.

Español: Imagen de dunas de arena en Rub' al Khali, «Cuarto Vacío» de Arabia. Tomada por el ASTER, a bordo del satélite Terra de la NASA.

Français : Dunes de sables dans le Rub al-Khali (Litt. Le Quart Vide), en Arabie. Image acquise par le capteur ASTER du satellite artificiel terrestre Terra de la NASA.

Italiano: La tipica disposizione subparallela ad elevato sviluppo longitudinale (“seif”) delle dune del Rubʿ al-Khālī, in una foto scattata dal sensore remoto ASTER che equipaggia il satellite per telerilevamento Terra (EOS AM-1). “Il quarto vuoto” (الربع الخالي) è uno dei più vasti deserti sabbiosi (erg) del mondo e ricopre il terzo più meridionale della penisola araba.

Nederlands: Zandduinen in de Rub al Khali, het "Lege Kwartier" van Arabië. Foto genomen door de Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) aan boord van de Terra-satelliet van de NASA, die in een baan rond de Aarde draait.

Português: Imagem de dunas de areia em Rub' al-Khali, o “quarteirão vazio” da Arábia. Obtida pelo dispositivo ASTER, a bordo do satélite Terra.

Svenska: Satellitbild av sanddynor i Rub' al Khali på Arabiska halvön.

Беларуская (тарашкевіца): Пясчаныя дзюны ў Руб-эль-Халі, Арабійская паўвыспа. Здымак зроблены ASTER, які разьмяшчаецца на борце спадарожніка Terra.

Македонски: Сателитска снимка на песочните дини на пустината Руб ел Хали.

বাংলা : সৌদি আরবের রাব আল খালি মরুভূমির বালির চিত্র। নাসার অ্যাডভান্সড স্পেসবোর্ন থার্মাল এমিশন অ্যান্ড রিফ্লেকশন রেডিওমিটারের দ্বারা, একটি ভূপরিভ্রমণকারী উপগ্রহের মাধ্যমে ছবিটি গ্রহণ করা হয়েছে।

한국어: 룹알할리 사막의 모래 언덕. NASA의 ASTER 지구 관측 위성에서 촬영한 위성 사진.

日本語：アラビア半島のルブアルハリ砂漠の砂丘。NASAの人工衛星テラに搭載されたリモート・センシング・デバイス ASTER による撮影。

中文：鲁卜哈利沙漠的沙丘，由美国国家航空航天局泰拉卫星上的先进星载热辐射与反射辐射计ASTER获得。

中文（繁體）：魯卜哈利沙漠的沙丘，由美國國家航空暨太空總署泰拉衛星上的先進星載熱輻射與反射輻射計ASTER獲得。

Summary

Description	العربية: صُورة للكُثبان الرمليَّة في صحراء الرُبع الخالي، بشبه الجزيرة العربيَّة. تمَّ التقاطُها بواسطة راديومتر الانبعاثات والإشعاعات الحراريَّة الفضائيَّة المُتقدِّم، أو ASTER، على متن القمر الاصطناعي المداري ترَّا. English: Image of sand dunes in Rub' al Khali, Arabia's "empty quarter". Acquired by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer, or ASTER, aboard NASA's Terra Earth-orbiting satellite. Français : Dunes de sables dans le Rub al-Khali (Litt. Le Quart Vide), en Arabie. Image acquise par le capteur ASTER du satellite artificiel terrestre Terra de la NASA. Italiano: La tipica disposizione subparallela ad elevato sviluppo longitudinale (“seif”) delle dune del Rubʿ al-Khālī, in una foto scattata dal sensore remoto ASTER che equipaggia il satellite per telerilevamento Terra (EOS AM-1). “Il quarto vuoto” (الربع الخالي) è uno dei più vasti deserti sabbiosi (erg) del mondo e ricopre il terzo più meridionale della penisola araba. Українська: Зображення піщаних дюн в пустелі Руб-ель-Халі (букв. Порожня Чверть), на Аравійському півострові. Зображення отримано за допомогою радіометра ASTER, на борту штучного супутника Terra, що належить НАСА.
Date	2 December 2005
Source	NASA website; description,[1] high resolution image.[2]
Author	NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team
Other versions	Derivative works of this file: FPC nominator barnstar.jpg

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