Earth is getting hottest at this place on earth, it is located in…., NASA map will fill you with fear

The land here is mostly made up of sand, salt, and massive rock formations. There are also salt flats and dried-up lakes.

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Published: June 11, 2025, 1:46 PM IST

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Earth is getting hottest at this place on earth, it is located in...., NASA map will fill you with fear

Right now, many parts of India are suffering from a terrible heatwave. From the north to the south, people are hoping for monsoon rains to bring some relief. But the weather department says that the heat will continue for some more time. And in the middle of this, NASA has shared a shocking fact i.e. a place on Earth that is hotter than anywhere else. Let’s find out more about it.

NASA says that the hottest place on Earth is the Lut Desert (also called Dasht-e Lut) in Iran. The salt desert is notable for its rich variety of landforms and some of the world’s tallest sand dunes.

Using its Aqua satellite, NASA recorded the surface temperature in this desert between the years 2003 and 2009. The temperature reached 70.6 degrees celsius (which is 159 degrees fahrenheit).

This desert is in the southeastern part of Iran. It is known for its dry, hot winds that blow strongly between June and October. These winds make the already hot land even hotter.

The Lut Desert is huge. It covers an area of about 2.27 million hectares, and it has a buffer zone around it that covers another 1.79 million hectares. The area is surrounded by mountains and lies in a deep valley.

The land here is mostly made up of sand, salt, and massive rock formations. There are also salt flats and dried-up lakes. While most of the desert is empty and lifeless, some people do live in nearby hills and valleys.

Sand in Lut has been blackened by volcanic lava, making it heat-absorbing, and its mountain-surrounded terrain limits air movement. In a study using 18 years of MODIS land surface temperature data, the Lut Desert ranked as having the hottest surface on Earth, tied with the Sonoran Desert in Mexico.

Even though Earth has many hot places, the Lut Desert has earned the title of the hottest. NASA’s data clearly proves it.