Cellular Ice

Canada

Landsat 8

Acquired 2014-06-24

U.S. Geological Survey — Earth as Art 4

The ice surrounding the northern Canadian Spicer Islands, shown in bright red, resembles a cell, complete with ribosomes, mitochondria, and a nucleus. Even though the image was captured shortly after the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, the islands are locked in ice.

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U.S. Geological Survey — Earth as Art 4. Imagery in the public domain; the edit and sequencing are Orbital Artifacts’.

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Earth data, reimagined as art.

By Anupa Kulathunga · Sri Lanka

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

Acquired 2014-06-24Landsat 8

OA-020

Cellular Ice

Canada

Landsat 8

Acquired 2014-06-24

U.S. Geological Survey — Earth as Art 4

The ice surrounding the northern Canadian Spicer Islands, shown in bright red, resembles a cell, complete with ribosomes, mitochondria, and a nucleus. Even though the image was captured shortly after the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, the islands are locked in ice.

Curated from

U.S. Geological Survey — Earth as Art 4. Imagery in the public domain; the edit and sequencing are Orbital Artifacts’.

Limited edition

23 of 23 remaining

Available as

Not yet in the shop. Get in touch → for commissions or an early print of this scene.

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Mt. Etna

OA-019