The Lorian Swamp

Kenya

Landsat 8

Acquired 2014-05-03

U.S. Geological Survey — Earth as Art 4

Water flowing out of this inland delta rarely reaches the ocean; instead, it seeps into the semiarid plains of northeastern Kenya. The dark feature in the upper left, which looks like a black eye, is hard basaltic rock from an ancient lava flow.

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

Acquired 2014-05-03Landsat 8

OA-077

The Lorian Swamp

Kenya

Landsat 8

Acquired 2014-05-03

U.S. Geological Survey — Earth as Art 4

Water flowing out of this inland delta rarely reaches the ocean; instead, it seeps into the semiarid plains of northeastern Kenya. The dark feature in the upper left, which looks like a black eye, is hard basaltic rock from an ancient lava flow.

Curated from

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

Limited edition

14 of 14 remaining

Available as

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

← Back to archive

← Previous

Eerie Cloud Shadows

OA-076

Next →

Rock Folding

OA-078