Gathering dust at Wadi Rum in Jordan - in pictures

  • Scientists working on the dust tracking project. Photo: Ron Miller
    Scientists working on the dust tracking project. Photo: Ron Miller
  • Scientists working at the dust collecting site in Wadi Rum. Photo: Konard Kandler
    Scientists working at the dust collecting site in Wadi Rum. Photo: Konard Kandler
  • Equipment in Wadi Rum set up for the study, called 'Dust induced ice nucleation: effects of mineralogical composition and size'. Photo: Martina Klose
    Equipment in Wadi Rum set up for the study, called 'Dust induced ice nucleation: effects of mineralogical composition and size'. Photo: Martina Klose
  • The project is a collaboration between the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Photo: EPA-EFE
    The project is a collaboration between the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Photo: EPA-EFE
  • The desert has been inhabited by many cultures including the Nabateans who left paintings and writings on some of the rocks. Photo: EPA-EFE
    The desert has been inhabited by many cultures including the Nabateans who left paintings and writings on some of the rocks. Photo: EPA-EFE
  • Jordanian officials says tourism in Jordan has been recovering this year from the Coronavirus downturn. Photo: EPA-EFE
    Jordanian officials says tourism in Jordan has been recovering this year from the Coronavirus downturn. Photo: EPA-EFE
  • European and American scientists have set up highly sensitive equipment at the northern edge of Wadi Rum to collect dust from the area. Photo: EPA-EFE
    European and American scientists have set up highly sensitive equipment at the northern edge of Wadi Rum to collect dust from the area. Photo: EPA-EFE
  • The results could ultimately help scientists understand whether dust contributes to climate change or counters it. Photo: EPA-EFE
    The results could ultimately help scientists understand whether dust contributes to climate change or counters it. Photo: EPA-EFE
  • Dr Klose and her team are hoping for strong gusts of wind to whip up large clouds of dust during the team's six-week stay at Wadi Rum. Photo: EPA-EFE
    Dr Klose and her team are hoping for strong gusts of wind to whip up large clouds of dust during the team's six-week stay at Wadi Rum. Photo: EPA-EFE
  • Wadi Rum was chosen as one of the locations for the project because of the wind erosion to the basalt and sandstone rock in the area. Photo: EPA-EFE
    Wadi Rum was chosen as one of the locations for the project because of the wind erosion to the basalt and sandstone rock in the area. Photo: EPA-EFE
  • The Wadi Rum desert valley is about 70km from the border with Saudi Arabia. Photo: EPA-EFE
    The Wadi Rum desert valley is about 70km from the border with Saudi Arabia. Photo: EPA-EFE
  • Lawrence of Arabia passed through the picturesque desert during the First World War. Photo: EPA-EFE
    Lawrence of Arabia passed through the picturesque desert during the First World War. Photo: EPA-EFE