This desolate landscape is part of the Sierra Madre Oriental mountain range, on the border
between the Coahuila and Nuevo Leon provinces of Mexico.
This image was acquired by
Landsat 7s Enhanced Thematic Mapper plus
(ETM+) sensor on November 28, 1999. This is a false-color composite image made using shortwave
infrared, infrared, and green wavelengths. The image has also been sharpened using the sensors
panchromatic band.
Image provided by the
USGS EROS Data Center Satellite Systems
Branch