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Dash-e-Loot desert (Lut Desert) in Kerman - the hottest place on earth

Measurements of MODIS (Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) installed on NASA's Aqua satellite from 2003 to 2010 testify that the hottest land surface on Earth is located in Dasht-e Loot Desert. In five of the seven years the highest surface temperature on Earth was found there. The single highest LST (land surface temperature) recorded in any year, in any region, occurred there in 2005, when MODIS recorded a temperature of 70.7°C (159.3°F).

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Measurements of MODIS (Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) installed on NASA's Aqua satellite from 2003 to 2010 testify that the hottest land surface on Earth is located in Dasht-e Loot Desert. In five of the seven years the highest surface temperature on Earth was found there. The single highest LST (land surface temperature) recorded in any year, in any region, occurred there in 2005, when MODIS recorded a temperature of 70.7°C (159.3°F).