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Earth from space: Otherworldly stripes and shadowy dunes share center stage in 'hottest place on Earth'

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Image shows massive wind-carved ridges and a "shadowy" patch of sand dunes at the heart of Iran 's Lut Desert .

The region is often called the "hottest place on Earth ," but this is open to interpretation.

It is a salt desert, meaning its sand contains a mixture of salts and minerals leftover from an ancient lake, and contains almost no water or vegetation.