Lut Desert is Earth's hottest land surface

The Lut Desert recorded a land surface temperature of 70.7°C.

Lut Desert is a vast arid basin in southeast Iran.

Strong winds blow from north-northwest to south-southeast yearly.

Massive yardangs are streamlined rock ridges up to 155 meters.

Yardang ridges stretch unbroken for over 40 kilometers here.

Lut Desert’s sand dunes reach up to 475 meters tall.

Huge sand seas cover about 40 percent of Lut Desert’s area.

Black stony desert pavements cover parts of the basaltic plateau.

Stony desert pavements cover about 12 percent of the Lut Desert.

Dasht-e Lut means land without water or vegetation in Persian.

Nebkha dunes around plants reach heights of 12 meters or more.

Salt crusts and evaporite crystals form white patches on ground.

Lut Desert’s yardangs and dunes are visible even from space.

Lut Desert recorded Earth’s highest land surface temperature.