NASA Helped Find Ubar — the Legendary 'Atlantis of the Sands' in Arabia

Ubar, a legendary city said to lie hidden beneath the sands of the Rub' al Khali desert on the Arabian Peninsula, was long considered a myth. Using NASA satellite technology, researchers were able to locate traces of the lost city, which scholars have dubbed the Atlantis of the Sands. The discovery suggests that a real place may lie at the heart of the ancient legend.