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This declassified satellite image of Lop Nur, China was captured on 20 October 1964 by a KH-4A CORONA spy satellite, during mission 1012.
Each pixel covers about 2.5 meters on the ground.
The original scene is held by the USGS EarthExplorer archive (entity ID DS1012-1038DF135).
Learn more about the CORONA programme on the Satellite Programs page.