Photo by Michala Garrison, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey ... At all other times, the lake is a “salt-encrusted, mostly dry and barren playa,” according to NASA.

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At all other times, the lake is a “salt-encrusted, mostly dry and barren playa,” according to NASA. Officials said the waters attract a “huge variety” of species, many of which are rare.

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