Experienced connoiseurs of  Flat Lakebed Technology will immediately recognize the distinctive outlines of the Rogers and Rosamond Dry Lake playas ( Edwards AFB ) in the photo above.  Visually less obvious from ground level, even for folks familiar with the area, particularly on a daily basis, is the convergence of two familiar geologic faults that define the western terminus of the Mojave Desert.

This wedge formation, and the two lakebeds that it frames, stand out remarkably well in high altitude imagery, such as various weather satellite and Space Shuttle photos shown below.  They form a prominent shape that converges to a geometric apex.  From this point eastward lie the wide open spaces.

The Mystery of the Mojave Wedge remains:  if it's so darn obvious, how come nobody's ever heard of it ?

Images:  Rogers Lakebed / STS view / So Cal Sat Vis I & II / Western U.S. / Pacific Hemisphere

Looking inbound: STS view from Arizona - Salton Sea, Lake Mead, Mono Lake, & the Wedge in the distance.

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