Phosphate mine and chemical plant
Phosphate mine and chemical plant, Eshidiya, Jordan. Astronaut photograph of a phosphate mine and a chemical plant that produces phosphoric acid and sulphuric acid. The mine opened in 1989 and the chemical plant was added in 1997. The site is owned by the Indo-Jordan Chemical Company. Photographed from the International Space Station on 6th May 2010.
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