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The Bonneville Salt Flats are a 121 km² (47 mi²) Salt Flat in northwestern Utah . A remnant of the ancient Lake Bonneville of glacial times, the Salt Flats are now public lands managed by the Bureau Of Land Management . The Salt Flats are perhaps most famous for their use as the Bonneville Speedway for high-speed Race Cars which have achieved speeds in excess of 600 miles per hour (1000 kilometers per hour). Several movies have been filmed at the salt flats, including portions of '' Independence Day '', '' The Brown Bunny '' and '' The World's Fastest Indian ''. Each rainfall erases tiremarks and flattens the densely-packed saltpan that is inhospitable to plantlife. In 2006 the Stardust landed safely on the salt flats; however, in 2004 the Genesis crashed into it, damaging the spacecraft after a failed parachute deployment. Los Alamos National Laboratory stated that they should be able to meet many, if not all, of their primary science goals. |
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