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A. ASTER satellite images of Escondida open-pit copper mines region, Chile
ASTER Bands 1, 2, 3: true color and near infrared ASTER Bands 4, 6, 8: false colored red, green, blue
0 10 km

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B B

Old
pits
Old pits
Old
pits
Old pits
Old pits Old pits
pit
Open
Open pit
Open pit
Open pit Open pit
Open pit
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Copper ore
SOUTH
AMERICA
B. Ground view of Escondida open-pit mine Escondida Mine, Chile
Search these coordinates in Google Earth™: 24 16 12S, 69 04 16W

FIGURE 1.1 Earth materials to explore. ASTER images courtesy of NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team:
asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov.; Escondida copper mine photograph courtesy of Rio Tinto: www.riotinto.com

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