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Orbital Artifacts

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.

Icy Vortex — Canada — Landsat 8

◉Acquired 2018-07-24·Landsat 8

◉OA-084

Icy Vortex

Canada

Landsat 8

Acquired 2018-07-24

U.S. Geological Survey — Earth as Art 5

Appearing as if an artist imitating Jackson Pollock had randomly spurted ink onto the canvas, this image shows swirling ice in the Foxe Basin of northern Canada. Even though the image is from late July, there was still ice floating in the water this far north.

Curated from

U.S. Geological Survey — Earth as Art 5. Imagery in the public domain; the edit and sequencing are Orbital Artifacts’.


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