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Lac de Serre-Ponçon | Badland formation

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This reservoir collects the discharge of the Durance and Ubaye rivers for the purposes of flood control, hydropower generation, and irrigation. The eroded material exposed in this scene most probably represents black marl.

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on Wednesday 1 September 2021 by Martin Mergili
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