Ubar Sands: Uncovering Legends Through Orbital Radar

Known as the "Atlantis of the Sands," the fabled city of Ubar was said to be a place of unimaginable wealth, suddenly swallowed by the harsh Arabian desert. For centuries, explorers chased mirages, searching for a physical manifestation of a myth.The sheer scale of the Rub'' al Khali desert made traditional archaeological surveying impossible. It wasn''t until scientists utilized NASA''s ground-pe...