Today’s Image of the Day from the European Space Agency features a false-color image of Lake Abbe in northeast Ethiopia. “Visible as the large round dark area, Lake Abbe, also known as Lake Abhe, straddles the border of Ethiopia to the west and Djibouti to the east. This strategy makes it easy to spot algal blooms, such as the one that is visible in Lake Abbe. According to ESA, the light blue color on the west shore indicates sediment discharged into the lake. “Because of its dry, desert, almost lunar landscape and the steaming, sulphuric vents, Lake Abbe is considered one of the most inaccessible areas on Earth,” says ESA.

Source: Ethiopian News July 15, 2023 12:56 UTC