Mushroom cloud of the first Chinese nuclear weapon test, Project 596, at Lop Nur in 1964. Lop Nur, situated in the arid Xinjiang region of China's far west, serves as an extensive military base.

Lop Nur, former saline lake in northwestern China that is now a salt-encrusted lake bed. It lies within the Tarim Basin of the eastern Takla Makan Desert, in the Uygur Autonomous Region of …

Located in China’s resource-rich but moisture-poor Xinjiang autonomous region, Lop Nur is an uninviting location for any kind of agriculture. It sits at the eastern end of the Taklimakan …

Lop Nur (Chinese: 罗布泊; pinyin: Luóbùpō) is a largely dried-up salt lake located in the eastern portion of the Tarim Basin in southeastern Xinjiang, China, between the Taklamakan Desert …

Dec 20, 2023 · Analysts say the activity at Lop Nur signals a wide modernization of China’s nuclear establishment, warning that it could speed arms buildups and spark a new age of …

Dec 20, 2023 · Geospatial context: nuclear weapons testing at Lop Nur Lop Nur (), also known as Lop Nor, is a dried lakebed within a remote desert region located in the People's Republic of …

Apr 1, 2022 · Lop Nur has been a vast playa which was a historic lake in eastern Tarim Basin, northwest China. The lake's catchment played a significant role in the development of oasis …

May 12, 2020 · Lop Nur is a large salt-crust covered playa in the eastern part of the Tarim Basin in northwestern China. Its centre was filled by a lake with a surface area of more than 2000 km …

Feb 1, 2012 · China's Lop Nur is one of the world's largest playas, and is located in the driest part of Central Asia. Scientific explorations by Chinese and foreign researchers have been …

Nov 28, 2019 · In the early winter, vibrant colors remain in the Lop Nur National Wetland Park in Yuli County of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In Mongolian, "lop nur" …