Caption

Opencast lignite mine Garzweiler 2, excavator 288, bucket wheel excavator, excavates lignite, considered the largest excavator in the world, behind the Niederaussem power plant, wind farm, near Jüchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Date

Jan 03, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK24G42_016

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No

Property release

No

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Rights managed

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169,5Mb (12,0Mb) / 31,4in x 21,0in / 9427 x 6285 (300dpi)

Keywords

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