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Plants, animals, and people all need phosphorus to function. In the human body, phosphorus plays a critical role in everything from shaping DNA to strengthening teeth. In agriculture, phosphorus acts as fertilizer to improve crop yield. Because phosphorus can't be artificially produced, it must be mined from phosphorus-rich compounds, or phosphates. Phosphates are among Jordan's most abundant natural resources, and phosphate mining is one of the country's leading industries. The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA's Terra satellite captured this image of a Jordanian phosphate mine on September 17, 2005. This image uses a combination of visible and infrared light to highlight differences between certain features. In this false-color image, vegetation appears red, deep water appears dark blue, shallow water and/or saturated salts appear pale blue, and rock and dirt range in color from off-white to black. In the lower part of the image, just left...