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Earth data, reimagined as art.

By Anupa Kulathunga · Sri Lanka

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© 2026 Orbital Artifacts

Imagery curated from Earth as Art, courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data.

Algerian Sahara — Algeria — Landsat 5

◉Acquired 2009-08-31·Landsat 5

◉OA-031

Algerian Sahara

Algeria

Landsat 5

Acquired 2009-08-31

U.S. Geological Survey — Earth as Art 3

This abstract in browns and grays from central Algeria shows that some parts of Africa's Sahara Desert contain much more than dunes of wind-blown sand. Barren ridges and fragmented mountains (lower right) border a vast expanse of arid plains etched with a complex system of dry streambeds. The streambeds contain water for brief periods following rare, intense rains that often cause flash floods.

Curated from

U.S. Geological Survey — Earth as Art 3. Imagery in the public domain; the edit and sequencing are Orbital Artifacts’.


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