
"Super Pit" Mine, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia - NASA
One of the largest open-pit mines is the "Super Pit" Mine near the city of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. On February 15, 2010, the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on NASA's Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite captured this true-color image of Super Pit and part of the neighboring town of Kalgoorlie. The pit that gives the mine its name ...