Searching for Selenite – NASA Science0

• Earth Observatory, Land Cover, Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission), Surface Water
• March 4, 2026

Dating back centuries, salt-crusted plains in present-day Oklahoma held great value to native tribes and, later, to homesteaders. People used the inland supply of salt in their diets, for tanning deer hides, and for trade. The area also proved to be a fertile hunting ground due to the abundance of game that sought out the