Martian analogue at the door of the Sahara desert

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 12 December 2018 at 10:54:39 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 15 December 2018 at 11:04:49 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Land, mountain, hydrology, geology, mountain range, sebkha, saline depression, Mars exploration, ESA, European Space Agency, Morocco, Algeria, Sahara desert
Fig. 1 - 15.12.2018 - 4,3,2 natural colour - At the door of Sahara, Ibn Battuta Centre is located in Kasbah Xaluca, Erfoud, Morocco.
Ibn Battuta Centre is a field facility of the Europlanet Research Infrastructure. Its Mars-like sceneries hosted Europe’s largest rover field test.
Fig. 2 - 8,4,3 colour composite - Erfoud agglomeration & the vegetation around it mostly lies in a saline depression, a sebkha.
Fig. 3 - 12 & 15.12.2018 - 11,8,2 colour composite - Erfoud is located beyond the Atlas range, east of the Anti Atlas.
Fig. 4 - 11,8,2 colour composite - South of Erfoud lie the Martian analogues that make it popular for films & documentaries.