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Watch a Mine Move over 40 years

This is the Hambach surface mine in Germany. It’s an open pit mine that extracts lignite coal. Over 40 years it is sweeping in a clockwise direction like a hungry hungry caterpillar. Here’s the animation source made with Landsat images sequenced together since 1985: Made with Landsat Explorer. Thanks for watching! Love, John Nelson Check out some other social channels…