This striking false-color image shows massive wind-carved ridges and a "shadowy" patch of sand dunes at the heart ... record shared with Mexico's Sonoran Desert, according to NASA.

Here, amid some of the most spectacular desert scenery in the country, the Imperial Sand Dunes rise in a dramatic display of gold beneath the California sun. The Imperial Sand Dunes (also known as ...

The 714,566 hectare site comprises two distinct parts: the dormant volcanic Pinacate Shield of black and red lava flows and desert pavements to the east, and, in the west, the Gran Altar Desert with ...