Sua Pan Site Photos

The photos on this site have been generously provided by Mark Helmlinger from the NASA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Additional photos and a journal can be
found on the MISR Validation Web Page.

These dormitories were originally built for visitors to the Botswana Ash potash mine (Botash). They are now used by tourists as well as scientists.	The view behind the dorms. Frank Eckardt is pictured pointing south. The mine is approximately 3KM away.		The view at the shoreline. Note the expanse of the area.
This is a solometer. By focusing the sunlight on a paper strip marked by the hour the intensity of sunlight can be evaluated.		This photo shows the Met Station, Reagan sunphotometer, and CIMEL at Sua Pan
The Botash Plant Because the mine required CO2, coal is burned and the energy created is linked into the South African Power Grid	This plant provides salt and potash to much of sub-Saharan Africa.		This well station is one of over a thousand across a 200 square kilometer area at the north end of Sua Pan. The total pumping capacity is 2400 cubic meters per hour.