Salt Lake City, UTAH, U.S.A.
The World's Most Exciting City with 2002 Olympic Winter Games.
ASTER VNIR Level 1B : RGB=321 : 2001/9/3

 This ASTER false-color image covers the Salt Lake City and its vicinities.

 Salt Lake City was founded in 1847 by a small group of Mormon pioneers who were searching a base for their religious propagation.

 The growth of the city was accelerated by the development of mines since the"Gold Rush" in the middle of 19th century. The areais abundant in copper, silver, gold, lead and other minerals. The Bingham Mine, which is located about 20 km SW of the City,is famous for the world's first developed open pit porphyry copper mine.

 Salt Lake City is now attracting the world's attention to the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.