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A dark-green and brown oval-shaped plateau oriented north-to-south is prominent toward the left side of this satellite image of Brazil. A reservoir with branching arms takes up the right side of the image, and a light-colored developed area sits between the plateau and reservoir. A patchwork of irregularly shaped fields surrounds those features.

Central Brazil Cerrado

Amid a patchwork of fields, towns, and winding rivers and roads in central Brazil stands a monolithic oval-shaped plateau. This conspicuous feature, the Serra de Caldas (also known as the Caldas Novas dome and Caldas Ridge), is perched about 300 meters (1,000 feet) above the surrounding landscape in the state of Goiás.

Image Credit: NASA/Wanmei Liang; Landsat data: USGS

TakenMay 19, 2025

Image CreditNASA/Wanmei Liang; Landsat data: USGS

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