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This image of New Mexico was created by coloring AVHRR channels 1, 2, and 3
red, green, and blue respectively.
The bright yellow spot in the lower center is a field of white gypsum sand dunes. They are contained within White Sands National Monument and White Sands National Missle Range. The thin black feature north of White Sands is a lava flow called the Malpais (bad land) because of its very rugged surface. The large dark region to the east of White Sands is the Sacramento Mountains. The Rio Grande River is the thin near vertical line just west of the center of the image and appearing reddish in some places (due to vegatation). |