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

Acquired 2019-02-06Landsat 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.

Curated from

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

Limited edition

32 of 32 remaining

Available as

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

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← Previous

Rapid Ice Movement

OA-085

Next →

Blue Ice

OA-087