The county-level city of Erenhot in China’s autonomous region of Inner Mongolia

iss074e0000788 (Dec. 13, 2025) --- The county-level city of Erenhot in China's autonomous region of Inner Mongolia is pictured during a dry, deep winter from the International Space Station as it orbited 263 miles above Earth. Erenhot is a key border town for trade and international railway crossings between China and Mongolia. The city is also known for its paleontological history and numerous discoveries of dinosaur fossils.