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Orbital Artifacts

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.

Irritated — Africa — Landsat 8

◉Acquired 2019-02-06·Landsat 8

◉OA-086

Irritated

Africa

Landsat 8

Acquired 2019-02-06

U.S. Geological Survey — Earth as Art 6

This natural landscape might appear more like a medical illustration of itchy nerve endings. In Western Sahara, Africa, an intense network of wadis drains toward the west, eventually reaching the Atlantic Ocean. These drainage courses are almost always dry in this remote part of the Sahara Desert.

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U.S. Geological Survey — Earth as Art 6. Imagery in the public domain; the edit and sequencing are Orbital Artifacts’.


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