NASA Astronaut Shares Dead Sea Image From Space, Highlights Extreme Salinity

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir recently shared a striking photograph of the Dead Sea, highlighting its bright white and glimmering salt formations as seen from space.

Along with the image, Meir described the Dead Sea as the final part of what she called a "trifecta" of salty seas, following her earlier posts about the Great Salt Lake and the Caspian Sea.

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Another salty sea to complete the trifecta (Great Salt Lake and Caspian Sea posts), the bright white and glimmering salts of the Dead Sea. Did you know that the Dead Sea is the deepest of all of the world's hypersaline lakes, at 997 feet? I vividly recall the one time I took a… pic.twitter.com/8lYu2i14qI

— Jessica Meir (@Astro_Jessica) June 21, 2026

In her post, Meir pointed out that the Dead Sea is the deepest hypersaline lake in the world, with a depth of 997 feet.

She also recalled her personal experience of visiting the lake. Meir said she vividly remembers taking a dip in the Dead Sea and noted that its high salinity made her so buoyant that she could float in a standing position with her legs partially submerged.

The astronaut's post offered both a unique view of the famous salt lake from space and a personal memory of experiencing its unusual waters firsthand.